Vatican Christmas Tree will appear early this year
November 17, 2015
The Vatican will install a Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square on December 8 this year, rather than waiting until closer to Christmas as usual.
The Vatican City Governorate announced that because December 8—the feast of the Immaculate Conception—will be the opening of the Jubilee Year, the Christmas Tree will introduced that day.
Each year the Christmas Tree that will stand in St. Peter’s Square (along with a number of other smaller trees for Vatican offices) is donated by a different European region. This year’s tree—a 105-foot spruce—comes form Bavaria. The tree is due to arrive at the Vatican on Wednesday, November 18.
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