Twenty-nine-metre tall fir destined to be chopped down and transported to St Peter’s Square in the VaticanEnvironmental campaigners in Italy’s northern Trentino province have started a campaign to stop the felling of a 200-year-old fir tree intended to form the centrepiece of the Vatican’s Christmas decorations.The so-called “Green Giant” is 29 metres tall and is due to be chopped down next week in a forest in the Ledro valley before being transported to the Vatican and positioned in St Peter’s Square, where it will then be unveiled on 9 December. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/12/campaigners-in-italy-urge-pope-to-stop-sacrifice-of-200-year-old-tree-for-xmas
Author : Angela Giuffrida in Rome
Publish date : 2024-11-12 16:16:27
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Campaigners in Italy urge pope to stop ‘sacrifice’ of 200-year-old tree for Xmas
