Tree traditions

Washington, DC The President and First Lady traditionally light the National Christmas Tree (right) every year on the Ellipse, near the White House, in Washington, DC. The White House In 1912, President Howard Taft’s children began the tradition of erecting a Christmas tree in the White House’s Blue Room (right). Today, tree growers enter a contest to have one of theirs chosen. The Vatican The global headquarters of the Catholic Church, located in Rome, Italy, puts up a Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square (right). After the 2023 tree was taken down, its wood was used to make toys. Mount Ingino, Italy Every year the town of Gubbio, Italy, sets up a display of hundreds of lights arranged to look like a Christmas tree on the slopes of nearby Mount…

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