VATICAN CITY, DEC 15, 1999 (VIS) - At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday December 18, a ceremony will take place during which the Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square will be illuminated. This year the tree has been donated by the Czech Republic.
Vaclav Havel, the president of the Czech Republic, will take part in the ceremony, as will Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, archbishop of Prague and various representatives from Vatican City State.
The 26-meter high fir tree comes from the Beskydy forest near Moravia. The Czechs have also donated 30 other smaller fir-trees to the Vatican, two of which will be placed in the Holy Father's own apartment, one in the Paul VI Hall and the rest in the offices of the Roman Curia. All the trees will be decorated with straw, dried flowers, sweets and bows created by people from the Ostrava-Opava region.
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