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What Gainesville has planned for annual lighting of the chicken
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Fireworks light up the sky during the lighting of the chicken Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at the annual Jingle Mingle in downtown Gainesville. - photo by Lindsay Howard
Downtown Gainesville has found a way to safely keep the annual lighting of the chicken alive this season. Instead of asking crowds to gather in the square, people can watch the ceremony online at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20.