This is truly fascinating. Al-Alai, Lebanon's largest Druze city (and the world's second-largest Druze city after Suwayda), is now openly celebrating Christmas! 🎄 While Al-Alai also has a Christian minority, and was larger before the civil war, to my recollection, I have never witnessed a large-scale Christmas tree lighting ceremony or Christmas market opening in my lifetime. (These events are usually confined to Beirut and Christian-majority areas.) The Druze have experienced a turbulent year, prompting them to re-examine their identity and rethink their political and cultural orientation. This is a clear yet subtle sign of this shift.