Beautiful Christmas tree

September 13, 2020

Many of us have a beautiful Christmas tree at home during the New Year holidays, which we lovingly decorate with the best toys, raindrops, and lights. A beautifully decorated Christmas tree brings a special aura to the interior.

However, despite the beautiful Christmas tree at home, many people are especially happy about the largest Christmas tree installed in the central square, around which thousands of people gather on New Year's Eve.

This time, let's travel to different cities in Europe and see what beautiful Christmas trees these countries have to offer .

USA , New York , Rockefeller Center

The tradition of installing a Christmas tree near Rockefeller Center in New York City began a long time ago, in 1931.

It is often said that the Christmas tree is as iconic to America as the yellow taxi, Mickey Mouse, and the Statue of Liberty. Special attention is paid to the selection of this beauty, in which the manager of Rockefeller Center personally participates. Every year he travels to private lands in Norway to select the best Christmas tree for Americans.

To decorate the square, they choose the tallest Christmas tree (over 20 meters), which is of solid age (at least 75 years old) and weighs about 9 tons. Sometimes it is chosen from a helicopter, in which local residents are also actively involved. In addition, locals also prepare trees specially and hope that their fir will be given preference and become the main character of Christmas for Americans.

It takes 14 days, 30 thousand lights and 250 kilograms of Swarovski crystals to install and decorate such a tree. The official opening of the Christmas holidays is the lighting ceremony. During the holidays, on the main square, you can hear the sound of music from all sides, which creates a special mood.

Brazil , Rio de Janeiro , Lagos Lake

The Christmas tree in Rio de Janeiro, on Lagos Island, is truly an amazing sight! The beautiful Christmas tree is placed directly on the water, weighing 530 tons and standing 85 meters tall. It is probably understandable why a real tree is not used in this case.

The Christmas tree stands on metal structures, and in the center is an electronic bell that sings various Christmas melodies. It is decorated with 3 million computer-controlled lights. The lights are a whole light show, with their sequential drawings, patterns, etc.

In Rio de Janeiro, preparations for the New Year begin in the fall. The installation of the most festive Christmas tree structure takes several months, and the fireworks display can be called the New Year's Ocean Show.

Sweden , Stockholm , Galmässana Beach

Sweden has been winning the world's most beautiful Christmas tree competition for more than 10 years.

The Swedes “cheated” a little and tied several fir trees together to form one tree, but they did it so skillfully that you would probably never guess the trick. In fact, the tallest tree (38 meters) is made up of several fir trees symmetrically twisted together and has the effect of a snow-covered Christmas tree, which adds to its beauty.

The country's main Christmas tree is located in the center of old Stockholm, on the waterfront of Galma-Stana.

It is lit up festively almost all night long, as it gets very dark in the city after 3 a.m. The tree's additional 5,000 lights are lamps and candles in the shape of stars, which locals can easily see from their windows. This beautiful Christmas tree in the country attracts thousands of people around it on New Year's Eve.

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