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.”