Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that Christmas will begin at the start of October in the country, which he also did last year, as he faces intensified U.S. pressure.

“Once again this year, Christmas starts on October 1 with joy, commerce, activity, culture, carols,” and more, Maduro said during his weekly TV program Con Maduro+ .

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Maduro first pulled the early Christmas stunt in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, he made the early Christmas declaration

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