Canadian, American people meet during Thanksgiving holiday despite border closure

2020-11-26 09:36:18 GMT2020-11-26 17:36:18(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

People meet at the Peace Arch Historical State Park, where a small portion of it is delineated along the Canada-U.S. border, during the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 25, 2020. The US and Canadian border has remained closed to non-essential traffic since March due to COVID-19. Canadian and American friends and relatives meet during the American Thanksgiving week along the border despite being separated by the border closure. The Peace Arch Historical State Park straddles the border allowing people of both nationalities to meet during the pandemic border closure in effect since March. (Photo by Andrew Soong/Xinhua)

People meet at the Peace Arch Historical State Park, where a small portion of it is delineated along the Canada-U.S. border, during the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 25, 2020. The US and Canadian border has remained closed to non-essential traffic since March due to COVID-19. Canadian and American friends and relatives meet during the American Thanksgiving week along the border despite being separated by the border closure. The Peace Arch Historical State Park straddles the border allowing people of both nationalities to meet during the pandemic border closure in effect since March. (Photo by Andrew Soong/Xinhua)

People gather at the Peace Arch Historical State Park, where a small portion of it is delineated along the Canada-U.S. border, during the Thanksgiving holiday in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Nov. 25, 2020. The US and Canadian border has remained closed to non-essential traffic since March due to COVID-19. Canadian and American friends and relatives meet during the American Thanksgiving week along the border despite being separated by the border closure. The Peace Arch Historical State Park straddles the border allowing people of both nationalities to meet during the pandemic border closure in effect since March. (Photo by Andrew Soong/Xinhua)

The U.S-Canada border is seen closed in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Nov. 25, 2020. The US and Canadian border has remained closed to non-essential traffic since March due to COVID-19. Canadian and American friends and relatives meet during the American Thanksgiving week along the border despite being separated by the border closure. The Peace Arch Historical State Park straddles the border allowing people of both nationalities to meet during the pandemic border closure in effect since March. (Photo by Andrew Soong/Xinhua)

A couple separated by the border restrictions meet at the Peace Arch Historical State Park, where a small portion of it is delineated along the Canada-U.S. border, during the Thanksgiving holiday in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Nov. 25, 2020. The US and Canadian border has remained closed to non-essential traffic since March due to COVID-19. Canadian and American friends and relatives meet during the American Thanksgiving week along the border despite being separated by the border closure. The Peace Arch Historical State Park straddles the border allowing people of both nationalities to meet during the pandemic border closure in effect since March. (Photo by Andrew Soong/Xinhua)

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