the rockefeller christmas tree is lighted in general in late november or early december.
the rockefeller christmas tree is lighted in general in late november or early december.
when is the rockefeller christmas tree lighted in general?
late november or early december
the rockefeller center christmas tree is a large christmas tree placed annually in rockefeller center, in midtown manhattan. the tree is erected in mid november and lit in a public ceremony in late november or early december. since 1997, the lighting has been broadcast live, to hundreds of millions, on nbc's "christmas in rockefeller center" telecast on a wednesday after thanksgiving. the broadcast features live entertainment and a tree lighting ceremony, where the tree is lit by the current mayor of new york city and special guests. an estimated 125 million people visit the attraction each year.
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the christmas tree was first used by german lutherans in the 16th century, with records indicating that a christmas tree was placed in the cathedral of strassburg in 1539, under the leadership of the protestant reformer, martin bucer. in the united states, these "german lutherans brought the decorated christmas tree with them; the moravians put lighted candles on those trees." when decorating the christmas tree, many individuals place a star at the top of the tree symbolizing the star of bethlehem, a fact recorded by "the school journal" in 1897. professor david albert jones of oxford university writes that in the 19th century, it became popular for people to also use an angel to top the christmas tree in order to symbolize the angels mentioned in the accounts of the nativity of jesus. in discussions of folkore, some claim that the christmas tree is a christianization of pagan tradition and ritual surrounding the winter solstice, which included the use of evergreen boughs, and an adaptation of pagan tree worship; according to eighth-century biographer æddi stephanus, saint boniface (634–709), who was a missionary in germany, took an axe to an oak tree dedicated to thor and pointed out a fir tree, which he stated was a more fitting object of reverence because it pointed to heaven and it had a triangular shape, which he said was symbolic of the trinity. however, the english-language phrase "christmas tree" is first recorded in 1835 and represents an importation from the german language. from germany the custom was introduced to england, first via queen charlotte, wife of george iii, and then more successfully by prince albert during the early reign of queen victoria. the influential 1840s image of the queen's decorated evergreen was republished in the u.s, and as the first widely circulated picture of a decorated christmas tree in america, the custom there spread. christmas trees may be decorated with lights and ornaments.
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