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Minsk’s festive lights 

Minsk’s festive lights were switched on simultaneously with the lighting of the country's national Christmas tree on 15 December.
Photos by Maksim Gouchek, Andrei Sintyavsky, Yaroslav Zaretsky/BelTA

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