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The Brussels Christmas tree in the Belgian capital sparked controversy in December 2012, as it was part of renaming the Christmas Market as "Winter Pleasures". [137] Local opposition saw it as appeasement of the Muslim minority in the city. [138] Efforts have also been made to rename official public holiday trees as "Christmas trees".
2017 Wisconsin Capitol Christmas Tree. The Wisconsin State Capitol Holiday Tree [1] (1985–2011; 2019–present), previously known as the Wisconsin State Capitol Christmas Tree (1916–1985; 2011–2019) is a decorated pine tree that is placed at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin and decorated with ornaments on a specific theme made by school children across the state (2019's ...
Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U.S. 668 (1984), was a United States Supreme Court case challenging the legality of Christmas decorations on town property. All plaintiffs, including lead plaintiff Daniel Donnelly, were members of the Rhode Island chapter of the ACLU.
I mean, they were calling it a ‘holiday tree’ during the Obama administration,” he lied. “It wasn’t until my father came in and said, ‘Listen, we’re gonna call it a Christmas tree ...
This year's Capitol holiday tree lighting is the state's 92nd. It was also held virtually in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, when in-person gatherings of all kinds were discouraged around the ...
Capitol Christmas Tree, 2009. The Capitol Christmas Tree, formerly the Capitol Holiday Tree and nicknamed the People’s Tree, is the decorated tree that is erected annually on the West Front Lawn of the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the Christmas holiday season.
OnlineCasinos put together a little report about which states prefer real versus fake Christmas trees, along with a ton of piping hot holiday tree data. Here’s what they had to say.
The 1995 Blue Room Christmas tree – one of its ornaments was a source of political controversy for some. In 1899 the White House of President William McKinley received letters urging the president to forgo participation in the "Christmas tree habit". [ 15 ]