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Lag B'Omer celebration canceled in Orange County due to coronavirus restrictions

Thousands of mainly Hasidic Jews typically dance and pray around a huge bonfire to celebrate the end of a plague during the Middle Ages.

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May 11, 2020, 6:04 AM

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