One of Cape Town’s popular traditions is Carols by Candlelight, held at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens. Thousands attend the four-night series, which is sponsored by a major retailer, Pick-n-Pay (sort of the Wal-Mart of South Africa).Each carol is preceded by a Scriptural reading, so that the entire Christmas story is presented, from the prophecies of Isaiah to the birth of Jesus. It’s an unashamedly Christian celebration – quite a contrast to the zeitgeist in America, where it’s becoming “offensive” even to wish someone a merry Christmas.
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