Feature: Life pressure builds on as Americans celebrate Christmas

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The hardship many Americans have been experiencing since the COVID-19 era now gained momentum, as the fall of Christmas on Monday bolstered shopping spree but burdened common people with mounting pressure of life amid the persistent inflation.

In the west of Central Park in New York City, a number of residents gathered at a backdoor of St. Michael's Episcopal Church Saturday morning