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Winter illuminations around Christmas and New Year have become a popular attraction in cities across Japan. Illuminations are typically displayed between November and December, but some run longer, starting as early as October and running until Valentine’s Day or even into spring. Among Japan’s first and most spectacular light shows is Kobe‘s Luminarie, an Italian […]
Environmental 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 […]