In a bold defiance of the holiday season, the National Christmas Tree skipped its festive duties and fell on Tuesday afternoon, alarming federal park workers and temporarily calling into question plans for the National Tree Lighting Festival.
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There are already people who don’t like the president very much The president compared Wood to Biden’s economic policies, and Mr. He criticized Biden’s inability, as if the president were tasked with tying a Christmas tree to the cold earth. (Though, he was at a memorial service for former first lady Rosalyn Carter in Georgia.)
Others may relate this unfestive accident differently. Who among us hasn’t rebelled against the American urge to celebrate Christmas almost a month early? Maybe the tree was tired! Or maybe the pressure was too much: this tree replaced a planted tree, but it was removed after being hit by a tree. Fungal disease. (The debate over whether to use a cut Christmas tree or a planted tree has raged in the tree community for decades.)
Anyway, the episode unfolded when strong winds knocked a 40-foot Norway spruce to the ground, National Park Service spokeswoman Jasmine Shanti said in an email. As it fell on Tuesday night, workers used a crane to fix the tree arrived The one from West Virginia was installed earlier this month at the Ellipse, a park south of the White House. In a particularly poignant sign of holiday optimism, the tree’s lights were still burning when it lay on its side.
Initially, it was not clear whether the original tree would be in a position to play a major role ceremony On Thursday evening, the event featured celebrities including singer Dionne Warwick Awesome on XAnd Darren Criss, who has three million followers on Instagram.
But Ms Santi said in a second email that the tree, which fell around 1pm, was up again around 6pm after workers repaired the cut cable and assessed the condition of the tree.
“The show goes on,” he wrote.
One hundred years ago, First Lady Grace Coolidge authorized Columbia Public Schools to plant a tree on the Ellipse, according to the National Park Service. Comprehensive An account of the history of the National Christmas Tree. From 1923 onwards, others fell. In 2011, the existing tree Planted in 1978 in Ellipse Blown away after being hit by high-speed winds. That tree was replaced by another in 1977, which lasted only a few months.
In a development that won’t surprise anyone living in Washington, the area has become a much bleaker place over the years. According to Capital Weather Gang’s meteorology at The Washington Post found that large winds have increased since the mid-2000s, which is completely verified.
