Prague has started preparations for Christmas. He gradually places Christmas decorations, on the weekend he cuts down the tree for the Old Town Square – Cysnews
Through its company Technology of the City of Prague (THMP), the capital began to prepare the main decoration of the Prague Christmas, for which people from all over the country travel to the metropolis. The Christmas tree, which is currently standing in a small village near Česká Kamenice, will be cut down on Sunday, November 20. Finally, he will be transferred to the Old Town Square and decorated for several days. The Christmas mood traditionally comes to the metropolis with light decorations on public lighting lamps.
“Despite the difficult situation in the energy market, we want the symbol of Christmas on the Old Town Square to be preserved. We are supporters of sustainability, which is why we chose a tree this year that would otherwise have to be cut down. That’s not how we choose the most beautiful healthy tree in the forest,” said Jan Chabr, councilor of the capital city of Prague for the area of property.
The lumbering champion of the republic will start felling the massive, roughly twenty-five meter high spruce in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The work is scheduled to last until the afternoon.
“For safety reasons, the tree must be tied to the crane rope at about two-thirds of the height, and only then can the felling itself begin. Subsequently, it is necessary to cut the branches in the lower part of the trunk and process the trunk so that it fits into the two-meter deep anchor shaft in the Old Town Square. At the end, it is carefully placed on the trailer of the tractor, a special safety device is used, and all the branches are tied by hand so that it is ready for transport,” wrote the chairman of the board of THMP Tomáš Jílek, which activities are responsible for the preparation of the most watched Christmas tree.
On the same day, the tree will make its roughly 120-kilometer journey to the logistics area near Mělník, where it will wait until the following day to be moved to the center of the metropolis.
“The tree will arrive at the Old Town Square in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, November 22. The logistically demanding transport accompanied by the police will deliberately take place at night in order to disrupt traffic in Prague as little as possible,” explained Tomáš Novotný, deputy chairman of the THMP board.
Employees of Technologies hl. the city of Prague will decorate the tree until Friday. After that, it will be ready for Saturday’s lighting ceremony. The energy-saving LED technologies used for the festive lighting of the Christmas tree promise that the ongoing energy crisis should not cancel the festive atmosphere. On the instructions of councilor Jan Chabr, the main tree in Prague will always be lit from 4 pm to midnight.
LED technology that also uses Christmas decorations, which THMP places especially on public lighting poles. Installation takes place at the request of individual city districts. They are planning it on a similar scale as last year.
“We started installing the decorations at the beginning of November. So far they are prepared in Čakovice near the church of St. Remigia or in Prague 6 in Dejvická Street. We are gradually continuing in other parts of the city, so that they can light up during the first Advent weekend and bring the real Christmas atmosphere to Prague,” concluded Tomáš Jílek.
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