After nearly a year of planning and a more than 4,500-mile trek across the country, the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree arrived in Washington Friday, just in time for the holiday season.
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesArchitect of the Capitol Brett Blanton accepted the tree from Forest Supervisor Ted McArthur of the Six Rivers National Forest in Northern California, overseen by the U.S. Forest Service.
"We are glad to have such a beautiful Christmas tree that all Californians and, frankly, all Americans can be proud of," Blanton said.The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is unloaded from a flatbed truck on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19, 2021 in Washington, D.C. This year's Capitol Christmas Tree is an 84-foot white fir from the Six Rivers National Forest in northwest California.After being harvested on Oct.
Over the next few days, the tree is expected to be decorated with LED lights and ornaments made in different California communities. The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree tradition started back in 1964 when then-Speaker of the House John W. McCormack, D-Mass., placed a live tree on the Capitol lawn.The 84-foot white fir Christmas tree is lifted from the truck upon its arrival from California at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2021.In order to keep the tradition alive, in 1970 the Architect of the Capitol asked the U.S.
A lighting ceremony is expected to happen in early December with the Architect of the Capitol and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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