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The Christmas tree in Thessaloniki ‘s main square Aristotelous was lit on Wednesday evening, thousands of people had flocked to the city center to attend the festive ceremony. The lighting was accompanied by fireworks and a live music concert with Christmas carols and other popular songs. The 18 meters-long tree …

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Greek capital Athens officially launched the holiday season on Thursday evening, when Mayor Kostas Bakoyiannis pressed the button to illuminate the Christmas Tree at Syntagma square. With the Christmas tree illumination Athens sent a message of peace, unity, solidarity and love everywhere in the world tonight. Music, light, colors and …

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The City of Athens will complete its preparations for the Christmas holidays with the lighting of a spectacular Christmas tree at 19:15 on Thursday, December 1, at Syntagma square in downtown Athens. The 21-metre-high Christmas tree, which travelled from the town of Karpenissi to Athens, will be illuminated by 5km …

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Holiday season came to Greek capital Athens earlier this year as the Mayor decided to illuminate the Christmas tree still in the month of November. The tree was illuminated up late Tuesday afternoon, without previous announcement and without music performance or any event in order to avoid crowding of people …

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Hours after the illumination of the Christmas Tree in Athens, the 17-meter-tall natural fir from Karpenisi started to lean.. to the left when one look at it from Syntagma Square with the building of the Greek Parliament in the background. Is there some political message the tree want to send …

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Sparkle and Spectacle at Syntagma Square in the center of Athens on Tuesday evening. The impressive 17-meter tall Christmas Tree of the city was illuminated, flooding the area with thousands of lights. Hundreds of Athenians flocked to the square opposite the Greek Parliament and enjoy the Christmas Tree event, despite …

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The Metropolitan Community Clinic at Helliniko in Athens invites to the decoration of the Christmas Tree, an event aiming to build “the tallest Milk-Tree of Love and Solidarity.” The Milk Christmas Tree event is scheduled for Saturday, December 14, 2019. Guests are kindly requested to bring a special Christmas tree …

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A 17-meter tall Christmas tree has been set up on Syntagma square, opposite the Greek Palriament in downtown Athens. It is the first real tree since years. The tree has come all the way from the mountains of Karpenisi in western Greece. The decoration of the tree and of Athens’ …

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Greek capital Athens is officially in Christmas mood. Mayor Giorgos Kaminis lit the Christmas tree in Syntagma Square in the center of the city, at 7 o’ clock on December 12th 2017. Sixteen meters long, more than 4,000 Christmas lights. “Christmas and New Year days are days of joy, hope …

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Passersby were seriously concerned to see a homeless man sleeping under the Christmas tree in the main square of Kalamata in Southern Peloponnese.Some even called the police as the man did not react to their calls and they thought, he had fell victim of the cold night. But the whole …

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