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| José Ballesta: "2020 will be a different Christmas, but we must not lose hope.

This year, the iconic light of the Great Tree will be will become a symbol of the unity of all Murcians in these difficult times "| The City Council today began work to assemble the Great Christmas Tree of the City of Murcia, which will return this year to the Plaza Circular, but with the restrictions derived from the health crisis, guaranteeing safety and avoiding crowds, complying with thus all the safety and hygiene measures established by the sanitary protocol.“2020 will be a different Christmas, but we must not lose hope.

This year, the iconic light of the Great Tree will become a symbol of the unity and commitment of all Murcians in these difficult times, "said José Ballesta, who added that" for this, we have managed to reconcile this iconic element of Christmas Murcia with strict compliance with the sanitary protocol ”.In this way, this year the interior area of ??the Tree will not be accessible.

“We have had to sacrifice experiences such as the snow under the Big Tree, the visits of school groups, as well as the children's workshops and the musical shows.

However - the mayor pointed out - the lighting can be followed by television and social networks, returning the illusion to the smallest of the house ”.The lighting of this iconic element of Murcian Christmas is a stimulus to local commerce and the hospitality sector.

In addition, it extends the Glorieta-Santo Domingo pedestrian axis to La Circular, thus gaining a safe distance and creating a healthy environment of 50,000m2 for walking outdoors.The mayor was accompanied by the councilor for Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration, José Guillén.The Great Tree will again reach 40 meters.

The installation, which has been entirely sponsored by different Murcian companies, has a total of 240,000 low-consumption lights, 24 moving light heads, 1,000 LED flash bulbs, 50 RGB LED spotlights.Tribute to the heroes of the pandemicJosé Ballesta announced that this year, in the decoration of the Tree, tribute will be paid to the professionals who have been on the front line fighting the pandemic, “those men and women who have given everything, from day one, to contain the spread of the coronavirus , who leave their skin for the well-being of all, doing an essential job since the first state of alarm was declared.In addition, within the Tree the traditional giant nativity will appear again with figures up to 3 meters high made of wicker and with led lights and decorative elements such as 5 km of tinsel, 7 km of led garlands, 3 km of cable of steel, 250 giant ornaments (6 different models).Today the assembly of the installation has begun, a complex procedure that is carried out from top to bottom, with a crane of more than 30 meters.

Once the modules are assembled, they are transferred as a block to the central stem that distributes the weight over the entire area of ??the source.

The City Council will not make public the day of the lighting to avoid any type of agglomeration.SponsorsThe companies and entities that have fully financed the installation of the Tree are the following: Aguas de Murcia, Terra Natura, STV, Actúa, Terra Natura, Grupo Salzillo, Grupo Orenes and Electromur.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia