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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>So long eggnog, shrimp cocktail and pet-shaped sugar cookies.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a less merry holiday scene at the White House this year under COVID-19\u2019s shadow. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have replaced the packed parties and overflowing buffet tables of the past with food-free open houses, face masks and testing for the unvaccinated.<\/p>\n

Beyond the impact on Biden\u2019s first Christmas in office, the virus and its variants largely put the kibosh on the entire White House social scene for 2021, starting with an inauguration that positioned flags in place of people on the National Mall<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s been really tough on them,\u201d said Philip Dufour, who was Vice President Al Gore s social secretary. He noted that many events were not held while the president and first lady did others over Zoom.<\/p>\n

Major social events scrubbed from the calendar included the White House ball for the nation\u2019s governors and the Easter Egg Roll, the second straight year that springtime ritual has been canceled.<\/p>\n

The Democratic president also has yet to toast a foreign counterpart at a glitzy White House state dinner because he has yet to invite a world leader for a state visit. In fact, months passed before Biden was able to welcome a foreign leader to the Oval Office for even lower-key talks.<\/p>\n

Still, the White House managed to pull off some events despite the pandemic, such as bill-signing and Medal of Honor ceremonies. The Bidens also hosted large receptions for Hanukkah and for artists recognized by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n

But the pandemic\u2019s biggest blow to the calendar came at Christmas, forcing the White House to overhaul its holiday entertaining \u2014 and trim the guest list.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone who knows the Bidens knows how much they enjoy hosting and celebrating the holidays,\u201d Michael LaRosa, the first lady\u2019s spokesperson, said in announcing a limited number of open houses for invited guests to ooh and aah over the Christmas trees and other decorations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is disappointing that we cannot host as many people as the Bidens would like to, but as we have done since Day 1 of the Biden Administration, we will continue to implement strong COVID protocols, developed in consultation with our public health advisers,\u201d LaRosa said.<\/p>\n

In addition to fewer people passing through for the open houses, thousands of other people didn\u2019t get a close-up look at how Jill Biden decked out White House hallways and public rooms for the holidays because public tours of the mansion remain on indefinite hold.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe White House is never as beautiful as it is at Christmas. It\u2019s just gorgeous,\u201d said Jeremy Bernard, who oversaw holiday decorating and event planning as President Barack Obama s social secretary. \u201cIt\u2019s a shame that more people can\u2019t go through, but it\u2019s the reality of being in a pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

In part to make up for the lack of access, photos and an interactive tour of the decorations were uploaded to the White House website, and the first lady tweeted video of herself describing the decor and theme in each of the rooms and public spaces.<\/p>\n

She revived the long tradition \u2014 which had lapsed under the previous administration \u2014 of opening the executive mansion for the PBS series, \u201cIn Performance at the White House.\u201d A holiday-themed installment aired Tuesday night featuring Andrea Bocelli, Billy Porter, Norah Jones, The Jonas Brothers and others performing from different rooms in the White House.<\/p>\n

The first lady also taped a children\u2019s tour of the White House with characters from PBS KIDS.<\/p>\n

In pre-pandemic times, presidents and first ladies spent many December evenings in the run-up to Christmas hosting nearly two dozen holiday parties and receptions, sometimes two per day, where they stood in line for hours posing for photos with ecstatic guests.<\/p>\n

Eggnog and adult beverages flowed freely, partygoers piled dinner plates with shrimp and cocktail sauce, and dessert tables offered cookies decorated in the image of White House dogs \u2014 some of which were slipped into purses and pockets for the trip home.<\/p>\n

All of that was scrapped this year.<\/p>\n

Instead, the Bidens invited groups of up to 100 people to holiday open houses, giving them half an hour \u2014 instead of the usual two \u2014 to tour the decorations on the ground and state floors. There was no food and drink. Nor was there picture-taking with the Bidens, who didn\u2019t attend.<\/p>\n

Guests had to attest to their vaccination status before showing up, wear a face mask at all times on the White House grounds and practice social distancing. Anyone not vaccinated had to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours of the event.<\/p>\n

The final open houses were held this week.<\/p>\n

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., suggested on Twitter that the White House was guilty of hypocrisy with the open houses and shouldn\u2019t have held them at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Biden White House\u2019s decision to cancel their \u2018holiday party\u2019 and instead hold a \u2018holiday open house\u2019 tracks right along with the Democrats\u2019 tendency to virtue signal while simultaneously creating loopholes for themselves,\u201d Blackburn said in a written statement.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Pickens, an event planner who wrote a book about Christmas at the White House, said holiday traditions can provide comfort and a feeling of normalcy, and argued that the White House should continue to welcome visitors during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Events \u201ccan be smaller in scale and done safely, but they need to continue,\u201d she said in an email. Pickens said the White House is the People\u2019s House, \u201dso the people should be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Leana Wen, the former Baltimore health commissioner, said the open houses seemed safe given the safety steps required by the White House and the absence of eating and drinking.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s exactly the right thing to do,\u201d Wen said.<\/p>\n

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