Celebrating the New Year is parting with illusions and meeting with hope and dream. (Konstantin Kushner)

New Year is the first page of 365 pages of the book. Make her look great!

(Brad Paisley)

Always be at war with your shortcomings, at peace with your neighbors, and every New Year find yourself a better person.

(Benjamin Franklin)

There is only one day left until the New Year 2017 of the rooster.

For many thousands of people around the world, winter festive Christmas and New Year's days are the most magical and beautiful time of the year, full of hopes for the future, and the main symbol of Christmas and New Year's holidays in many countries has long been considered an evergreen spruce.

In 1991, the tree on the side of the mountain was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest image of a Christmas tree - the area of ​​such a "pattern" of garlands - three football fields (almost 130,000 square meters).

Volunteers from the townspeople of Gubbio of all ages are involved in the creation of the light masterpiece, forming an elegant Christmas tree silhouette from 8.5 km of electric cables and 3,000 multi-colored bulbs, which is visible 50 km from the city.

Some airlines specifically change the route during the Christmas holidays so that passengers can admire the unusual tree from a bird's eye view.

For the first time a festive spruce on the slope of Indzhino was lit in 1981, as a luminous "symbol of peace and brotherhood of people." Every year, the tree is lit on the evening of December 7, on the eve of the Day of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, arranging a cheerful, bright celebration. The lights of the Italian miracle do not go out until January 6, when the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated by Catholics.

2. The tallest Christmas tree in the world was installed in Sri Lanka

On Christmas Eve, 12/24/16, in the largest city of Sri Lanka, Colombo, an artificial Christmas tree was lit on Galle Face Green, which can be considered the highest in the world. Reported about it.

The height of the structure is 73 meters and decorated this huge structure for 4 months.

The tree consists of a steel frame, on which a plastic net is draped with a million real pine cones, painted in red, silver, green and gold. The spruce was also decorated with 600 thousand LED bulbs, and a six-meter star was placed on the top. The tree is 18 meters higher than last year's world record in China.

Until December 2016, a 55-meter synthetic tree in the Chinese city of Guangzhou was considered the tallest Christmas tree.

3. New Year tree on Red Square in Moscow

Festive tree on Red Square in Moscow 30 meters high ranks 6th in the ranking of the highest fir trees in the world.

The main Christmas tree in Russia was cut down in the Istra forest in the Moscow region.

The height of the tree is 30 meters, the span of the lower branches is about 15 meters, the diameter of the spruce's trunk is 0.7 meters, and the age is 110 years.

Illumination in Moscow for the New Year 2017 made the capital look like a fabulous city. Kilometers of stunning garlands, a huge number of burning Christmas trees, incredible glowing structures that adorn the city highways, glowing shop windows and many other surprises will not leave indifferent residents and guests of the capital.

4. Polar tree made of paper at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, France

The most glamorous and elegant Christmas tree in France is installed every year at the Galeries Lafayette and each time is a unique piece of art that attracts thousands of enthusiastic tourists.

Snow white 21 meter This year's spruce at the Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette was created for the first time in history entirely from recycled paper by the talented young artist Lorenzo Papache. The tree is propelled by a Ferris wheel and funiculars and takes center stage under the gallery's century-old dome.

This year, the tree is dedicated to the protection of the environment and is surrounded by figures of polar bears leaving their habitats due to the melting of ice due to climate warming.

On the second floor of the main building of the Gallery, customers can download a free app to their smartphones or tablets. Then, standing in one of the arches of the fairy house and pointing their device at the stand with the painted polar bear, they will find themselves, as if in a dream, involved in a fairy tale unfolding under the dome.

5. LEGO Christmas tree in Auckland, New Zealand

This is unique 10 meter the heavy tree was built from 450,000 Lego bricks and weighs 3500 kg. The creator of this unique project, Ryan NcNaught, is one of 14 certified giant Lego builders.

Ryan and his team built the structure for 1,200 hours and the spruce went on a Down Under tour in Sydney and Melbourne. Paying homage to tradition, the Kiwi version of the tree is adorned with rugby ball prints, several kiwi birds and a local kingfisher.

6. Pope's Christmas tree in the Vatican

On 10.12.2016, a luxurious 25 meters a Christmas tree weighing about six tons, rivaling St. Peter's Basilica.

Unable to find the right tree in its tiny, completely asphalted territory, the Vatican traditionally receives a Christmas tree as a gift from one of the Catholic provinces (the queue is scheduled for many years in advance). This year, the tree was delivered as a gift to the Pope from the northern Italian province of Trento.

In addition to the octagonal star and 18 thousand energy-saving light bulbs, ceramic balls of gold and silver were hung on thorny branches. These toys were decorated by children who are being treated in oncological clinics in Italy.

At the foot of the age-old tree, a nativity scene was set up depicting the scene of the birth of Jesus Christ. He is also unconventional, brought from Malta. In the manger is a boat of Maltese fishermen, which reminds of the tragedy of thousands of migrants trying to get across the Mediterranean from Africa and the Middle East to the shores of Europe.

The tradition of planting a Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square was brought to the Vatican from his native Poland by Pope John Paul II in 1978 as a northern symbol of festive Christmas joy and unification. ...

7. A grandiose spruce at the Rockefeller Center in New York, USA

Norwegian beauty tall 29 meters surrounded by angels, this year 50,000 multi-colored LED lights are illuminated, and its top is traditionally crowned with a 250 kg crystal star, adorned with 25,000 Swarovski crystals.

Each year, the Rockefeller Center manager himself participates in the search for New York's main Christmas tree. Only Norwegian spruce trees over two tens of meters high, over 75 years old and weighing over 9 tons are selected. Dress it up for over 2 weeks.

8. The most shining Christmas tree in the world, Osaka (Japan)

For the sixth consecutive year, the unique Artificial Spruce in Osaka, illuminated by 550,000 lights, gets into the Guinness Book of Records as the most sparkling decorated with luxurious ribbons and the world's most glamorous Christmas tree. This is an unforgettable attraction during the winter holidays in the Land of the Rising Sun, where snow falls so rarely. The wonderful tree even competes in popularity with the spring cherry blossom.

9. Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square in London

Norwegian 20 meter spruce- a traditional gift to London from the city of Oslo since 1947 as a token of the Norwegian people 's gratitude to the British for their help during the Second World War. Then the Norwegian royal family lived in London, and the British military took part in the liberation of the territory of Norway from the Nazis.

Traditionally, the spruce is decorated exclusively with an electric garland of white and blue light bulbs and a Christmas star at the top. The Mayor of Oslo and the Norwegian Ambassador to Great Britain will certainly be present at the ceremony of lighting the lights on the tree.

But in 2010, the most romantic Christmas tree was installed near one of the shopping centers in London, the garland of which was lit with the energy of a kiss. The tree was tall 15 meters and is decorated with 50 thousand LEDs... In order for the LEDs to light up with white and red lights, the lovers had to hold onto a twig of mistletoe and kiss.

The residents named this tree the Merry Kissmas Tree. Under the tree was an electronic scoreboard that counted the number of kisses. Each kiss turned into money, which went to the piggy bank of the UK youth charity.

10. New Year tree in Riga was lit by Rub Goldberg's car and got into the Guinness Book of Records

The illumination on the New Year tree installed on the Town Hall Square in the heart of old Riga was lit by a machine named after the American cartoonist Rub Goldberg, consisting of 412 unique links transmitting energy to each other according to the domino principle.

More than 300 young enthusiastic guys - engineers, decorators, computer scientists, have been working on the creation of this most complicated mechanism in the world for more than 2 months. Having broken the record of the Americans with a similar machine of 383 links, the residents of Riga got into the Guinness Book of Records.

The start of a chain reaction is given by the screams of hundreds of spectators. When the noise reaches the desired level, the decibelometer sends an electrical impulse to the second floor of the town hall. The machine now works by itself without a single touch. 10 minutes on the screen is sheer miracles. People on the square are already seeing the final with their own eyes. The last hero is a snowman. He hits the button with a broom and ... a unique New Year tree in Riga lights up.

The main tree of Latvia in 2016 is the second time in world history. According to legend, the first Christmas tree in Europe was installed on the Town Hall Square in Riga in 1510.

And some more of the world's most stunning Christmas trees previous years.

11. The world's only floating Christmas tree on Lake Lagoa

in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

The most famous Brazilian Christmas tree 82 meters high is installed not on the ground, but on floating pontoons on Lake Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas against the backdrop of the world famous statue of Christ the Redeemer on Mount Corcovado.

This artificial tree made of metal structures has been giving Rio residents a new look every Christmas since 1996. About three million light bulbs and fifteen hundred toys were used as decoration. It took 52 kilometers of wires and cables to put this splendor into action.

Each year the tree is decorated in a different way and has a light show on a variety of topics. So, for example, on the theme of light, which goes through 4 stages: from the light in the night, when dreams are born, to the Christmas fulfillment of wishes.

By now, the majestic beauty has not only entered the list of the main New Year's attractions in Rio de Janeiro, but also entered the Guinness Book of Records as the largest floating Christmas tree in the world.

12. The tallest living tree in the world in Dortmund (Germany) - 2014

The tallest Christmas tree in the world was installed in the central square in Dortmund. Christmas tree 45 meters high weighed 40 thousand kilograms and was lit by 50,000 lights. To create such a tree, they used 1,700 ordinary spruce specially grown for Christmas in Sauerland, a mountainous region in western Germany. It was erected for almost a month by splicing fragments of different trees. A sparkling 4-meter angel was installed on top of the tree.

The tallest Christmas tree in the world has been installed here for 20 years in a row. A traditional German Christmas market takes place around the holiday tree. For residents of the city, from this moment a series of New Year holidays begins.

Christmas in Germany is the most important and most beloved family holiday. As a rule, they celebrate it on a large scale, but they begin to prepare a month beforehand, and Christmas markets hospitably open their doors in many German cities. City squares are transformed into medieval towns, where the barrel organ sounds, and the aromas of mulled wine, hot sausages, cinnamon, roasted almonds in sugar, chestnuts, gingerbread and Lebkuchen - a nut and ginger cake in chocolate soar in the air.

The Christmas market in Dortmund is a kind of the most attended Christmas market. It is the largest in Germany and more than 300 tents and stands are presented here every year. They offer Christmas souvenirs, gifts, as well as local cuisine and sweets.

13. Giant New Year tree in Mexico City - 2009

The world's tallest artificial Christmas tree, according to the Guinness Book of Records, was installed in 2009 on Pasio de la Reforma in Mexico City. Its diameter was 35 meters, and its height was 110.35 meters, which is equal to the height of a 40-storey building.

Within two months, the New Year's giant was set up by 200 workers. To do this, they required a colossal amount of metal structures with a total weight of 330 tons, as well as electric garlands, the total length of which was about 80,000 meters, 1.2 million bulbs were shining on the tree.

The solemn lighting of the lights on the New Year tree notified the guests and residents of the city about the beginning of the festive festivities. Then New Year fairs and festivals took place in this area, an ice rink and an area for playing snowballs appeared. In addition, famous tenor Placido Domingo gave several free concerts in honor of the opening of the New Year's tree of record height.

14. Taipei, Taiwan

LED tree with a height of about 36 meters every evening after sunset it delights the admiring spectators with a half-hour light show.

15. The largest Christmas tree made of Venetian glass - 2006

Murano glass glorified Venice no less than its canals, bridges and palazzo palaces. In 2006, on the eve of Christmas, skilled local glassblowers made a wonderful present for their beloved city - a glass Christmas tree. Having 7.5 m in height and 3 m in diameter and weighing 3 tons, this structure remains to this day the largest glass Christmas tree ever made. To erect it, the craftsmen needed 1,000 glass tubes and 2,000 metal rods. A miraculous tree is being installed on the island of Murano, the largest of the islands in the Venetian lagoon, connected to the central part of Venice by river trams - vaporetto.

The design of the Christmas tree was designed by the famous artist Simone Cenedese.

16. Several of the most beautiful trees from the Galeries Lafayette over the years

The luxurious Christmas trees at the Galeries Lafayette are a landmark in Paris and every year they amaze the French and tourists from different parts of the world with their grace.

17. Christmas tree in Turin, Italy

For Italians, as well as for many other inhabitants of Europe, Christmas is perhaps the most important holiday of the year, and perhaps the greatest attention is paid to festive events. Turin is no exception in this regard, especially since the city plays an important role in the life of the country and is popular with tourists from many countries.

Turin's central square Piazza Castello and the original Christmas tree with candles. The artificial tree amazes the imagination of locals and tourists with a play of color: any single block of this spruce can be ignited independently of the others. . Every evening, a huge number of spectators gather near the Christmas tree, who watch the light shows with interest and delight.

18. Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Due to its size and unusualness, this tree entered the Guinness Book of Records. Almost 3 thousand people took part in its construction.

19. Vilnius, Lithuania

National tree on Cathedral Square in the form of a fairytale castle.

20. Ecological plastic Christmas tree in Kaunas, Lithuania

And in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, on the square in front of the shopping center in 2015, a Christmas tree was installed from 40 thousand used plastic bottles. The author of the concept of ecological trees is designer Jolanta Smidtienė.

21. The most expensive Christmas tree in the world - 2010

The most expensive Christmas tree in history, worth $ 11.4 million and a height of 12 meters, was installed at the luxury Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi in 2010.

The cost of the tree itself did not exceed several thousand dollars, but in the case of Christmas tree decorations, the bill was already in the millions: pearls, gold, diamonds, sapphires, and emeralds were used in their creation. Not only precious balls were hung on the tree, but also jewelry: watches, bracelets, necklaces.

22. The Diamond Tree in Singapore - 2006

Ten years ago, a heavily guarded Christmas tree appeared in one of the largest shopping centers in Singapore - Bugis Junction. Jewelry masterpiece tall 6 m and weighing 3 tons sparkled and attracted the eye thanks to the inlay of 21,798 diamonds weighing 913 carats and 3,762 crystal beads. Almost 500 bulbs were used to illuminate the structure.

A festive spruce worth just over $ 1 million was created by the Singapore jewelry house Soo Kee to make itself known and be remembered by guests and residents of the city. There is no doubt that this goal has been achieved!

23. Christmas tree made of Swarovski crystals in Singapore

Christmas tree at Swarovski Boutique in Singapore.

New Year's fireworks in Dubai hit the Guinness Book of Records in 2014

Dubai city boasts two world records in 2014. For the first time, Burj Khalifa Tower entered the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest building in the world. The most luxurious city in the UAE owes its second record to 200 pyrotechnics, who staged a grandiose fireworks display on New Year's Eve. The pyrotechnic show lasted 6 minutes and included over 500,000 fireworks.

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Preparations for the New Year begins one month before the celebration. For a long time, the largest Christmas tree in Russia was located in Moscow, then in Krasnoyarsk. Since 2014, the largest Christmas tree in Russia has been located in Grozny. It took several weeks to install this beauty.

The Russian record-holder tree is located in the center of Grozny, opposite the Grozny-City complex. This year, for the first time, the tree was made from artificial branches. Prior to this, the tree was installed using natural spruce branches.

The height of the Christmas tree reaches 50 meters, which is several meters higher than the height of the Krasnoyarsk Christmas tree. It took 12 days of work to install this beauty: in 2 shifts, 12 workers assembled and decorated it. By the way, to decorate it, it took a garland more than 7 kilometers long. On the tree, you can see about 3 thousand different colorful toys. And at the top of the tree stands a bright red star proudly. The weight of the New Year's beauty was 100 tons.

The tree, installed in Grozny, ranks second in the world ranking of the height of New Year trees. The first place was given to the floating Christmas tree in Rio de Janeiro, which is 84.5 meters high. You will be able to admire this beauty from all the embankments of the city.

Among the artificial Christmas trees, the giant Christmas tree located in Mexico City is considered to be installed on a solid space. Its height is 110 meters! To imagine its height, you can look at a 40-storey building. The tree was installed within 2 months. More than two hundred workers used three hundred thousand tons of metal structures. It is difficult to imagine how many garlands were used to decorate the record-breaking Christmas tree. It will take workers at least a month to disassemble the beauty.

Until 2014, the Krasnoyarsk Christmas tree was considered the tallest in Russia. Now it occupies an honorable third place in the world ranking, and its height is 46 meters.

Each year, ratings of the tallest trees in the country and the world are compiled. There are also ratings of the strangest trees in the world. For example, in London, a huge Christmas tree was installed, consisting of six hundred neon lamps: an indescribable sight. To make a Christmas tree, you can use whatever is at hand. Some countries literally took these words: Christmas trees were made from bicycles, pipes, food strollers, etc.

By the way, in Brazil there was an attempt to install the largest artificial Christmas tree in the world with a height of more than 110 meters, but during the installation part of the structure collapsed. They did not finish building it, considering it a sign that the world record could not be broken.

In Peru, students created a Christmas tree made up of different types of potatoes. This tree entered the Guinness Book of Records in the category "The Most Edible Christmas Tree in the World".

In pursuit of fame, every country is trying to build the most beautiful and tallest Christmas tree in the world.

In Russia, the tallest Christmas tree is located in Grozny. This beauty, almost 51 meters high, has been pleasing the eyes of city residents since 2014. Prior to this, the tallest Christmas tree in Russia was considered to be a Christmas tree located in Krasnoyarsk, the height of which reached 46 meters.

The most widely known symbol of Christmas and New Year is undoubtedly the tree.... This tradition of placing a coniferous beauty can be traced back to the Renaissance, and maybe even earlier. A lot of water has flowed under the bridge and a lot of things have changed, but the tradition has survived and covered almost all countries. Today the tree has become an integral part of all celebrations associated with the birth of Christ and all winter holidays.

Here is a list of the ten tallest Christmas tree beauties, at least we could figure out.

Washington DC (30 feet) - Located in President White House Park. The tree is adorned with 450 LED lanterns and 120 star ornaments made by General.

Zurich, Switzerland (50 feet) - The pride and joy of celebrating Christmas tree in Zurich, albeit not the tallest, but perhaps the most respectable. Decorate the Christmas tree with Swarovski crystals, the country of banks after all. Who does not know what Swarovski crystals are, I explain, I myself recently found out that these are such stones made of crystal with an amazing cut, not diamonds of course, but very beautiful. So, the Swiss hang about seven thousand of these crystals on the Christmas tree, it turns out very effectively. The sparkling tree is set inside the Zurich Hauptbahnoff train station. Well, you know, where else is the big indoor Christmas market.

London (65.6 feet) - Since 1947, the Norwegians have been picking the largest and most beautiful Christmas tree for the British, so they thank them for their help in World War II. Such a touching story. The Norwegian beauty is honorably hoisted on Trafalgar Square, which marks the beginning of the winter holiday season.

Sydney (69ft) - Sydney residents welcome Christmas with a huge 69ft Christmas tree adorned with 59,000 colorful fluorescent lights. The Christmas tree serves as a center for various shows, concerts and other celebrations around Christmas.

Paris (70 feet) - the most romantic city in the world presents a beautiful Christmas tree installed in the Belle Epoque building, adorned with Swarovski crystals

Prague (72 feet) - The Old Town Square at Christmas is just a fairy tale, looks just like a picture from a Hallmark map. The gigantic 72 feet tall tree is all shining with various glowing decorations, and next to it is the most beautiful ice rink in Europe, a crowded market, in general, you must see it.

New York (80 ft.) - Known from Hollywood movies, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is the go-to place in New York City. Have you watched Sam Doma2? So, this is there, a pretty place.

Phoenix (110 ft.) - The record-breaking Christmas tree is the tallest holiday tree in the United States, beating its Rockefeller counterpart by as much as 30 feet. In addition, it is remarkable not only for its height, but also is a symbol of care for the environment, when this tree is cut down, 12 new trees are planted.

Dortmund (145 feet) - Now Dortmund in Germany has more than one Christmas tree. Instead, they make up a structure of several trees. The result is a unique structure that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

Rio de Janeiro (278 ft) - The Christmas tree here is unusual in that it is not set on the ground, it floats in the lagoon of Rodrigo de Freitas. Backlit with 3.3 million lights, this magnificent tree has won the Guinness World Record as the world's largest floating Christmas tree at 278 feet.

We invite you to find out about the most incredible Christmas and New Year records from around the world.

1. The house of David and Jananean Richards entered the Guinness Book of Records as the residential building with the most Christmas lanterns. The house, located in Forrest Act, Australia, was decorated with 331,038 lanterns by the couple in anticipation of Christmas.

2. On December 7, 2002, Piaget Japan installed the most expensive decorated Christmas tree at Tsunamachi Misui Club, Japan. The Christmas tree was adorned with 83 pieces of jewelry for a total value of 1,357,785,000 Japanese yen, which translates to $ 16 million.

3. The tallest floating tree was installed in 2007 at Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its height reached 85 meters.

4. The largest Christmas star was 31.59 meters high. And it was installed by Apple A Day Properties (India) and Kochi, Kerala, on December 31, 2009.

5. Children’s Society in London has created the largest Christmas stocking for gifts. Its length reached 32.56 meters, and its width - 14.97 meters. 2007 year.

6. At the entrance to the supermarket Tanglin Mall, Singapore, stood the largest Santa - 15.6 meters high, 11 meters wide and 4 meters thick. So he stood from November 10, 1996 to January 3, 1997.

7. London's St Pancras Station was home to the largest Christmas calendar at 71 meters high and 23 meters wide. (2007)

8. In 2009, Paul Simons won the fastest Santa Claus title. At the traditional race of the overseas Santa Clauses, he covered the distance in two hours, 55 minutes and 50 seconds.

9. Canadian Jean-Guy Laker is the owner of the largest collection of Santa Claus souvenirs. In total, there are 25,104 different exhibits depicting Santa Claus.

10. The world's oldest Christmas tree belongs to Janet Parker from Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK. In 1886, her great-aunt bought a 30-centimeter tree, which is still decorated to this day.

11. The largest number of lanterns on a Christmas tree lit at the same time in Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany in 2006. There were 150 thousand bulbs in total.

12. American Erin Lavoie holds the record for cutting trees. On December 19, 2008, during a Guinness World Records competition in Germany, she cut 27 Christmas trees in 2 minutes.

13. The world's largest congestion of Santa Clauses occurred on December 9, 2009 at Guildhall Square in the Northern Irish city of Darry, where 13,000 Santa Clauses gathered at the same time.

14. At Bob Jones University in South Carolina, the largest group of Christmas carol singers performed, with 7,514 members.

15. In some Western countries there is a custom: two people take a cracker with a piece of paper baked inside with the name of the gift and pull each one towards themselves. Whoever broke off more than half of the cookies gets the gift. The largest number of participants in such a competition gathered at the Vodafone headquarters in Newbury, Belkshire, December 1, 2011. The number of participants reached 566 people.

16. Another custom is the game of Secret Santa - folded pieces of paper with the names of the participants written on them are put in a hat, and each of them pulls the name of the person to whom he will buy a gift. The largest Secret Santa game with 1270 participants was hosted by Boots.

17. The largest number of people wearing Christmas turkey costumes occurred in Dallas, Texas on November 24, 2011. The number of participants was 661 people.

18. The legendary group "The Beatles" holds the record for the most victories in the Christmas charts. Their songs took first places on December 12, 1963 (song "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"), December 10, 1964 (song "I Feel Fine"), December 16, 1965 (song "Day Tripper / We Can Work it Out") and December 6, 1967 (song "Hello Goodbye").

19. The first places in the Christmas charts also went to The Spice Girls for three years in a row: they became winners in 1996 (song "2 Become 1"), in 1997 (song "Too Much") and in 1998 (song " Goodbye ").

20. Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" is the biggest selling Christmas single. The song began rotating in 1942 and has since sold 100 million records.