Dec. 16, 2020 12:01 pm ET

This article is part of “Life in Quarantine,” dispatches from around the world about how people are getting through the coronavirus pandemic. The fourth installment looks at holidays during Covid-19, including being alone and staying safe.

Maryland Priest Launches New Tradition With an Outdoor, Drive-Through Pageant

Instead of its usual 300-person pageant, families in town will stage scenes in their front yards; Everyone in town of 5,200 will get a map and a Spotify playlist

Rev. Emily Lloyd, 34, Poolesville, Md.

Profession:Episcopal priest

How do you feel about the holidays this year? “I think there’s a reason all the networks are airing ‘The Grinch’ over and over. It’s that Covid can’t steal Christmas. Christmas is about refugees and having a baby in a barn. It’s a rough story. There’s a degree to which we can stand in awe of the fact that Christmas comes and light perseveres. There’s always hope in it.”

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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