Gubbio Christmas tree, a giant of lights, It will be illuminated on December 7.
The Commander of the Amerigo Vespucci Order, Nicasio Valica, will light the tree, which is considered the largest in the world and has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records since 1991. Monte Ingino, in Gubbio, is illuminated every year with a message of peace and brotherhood.
Gubbio is a beautiful Italian city in the Umbria region, in the province of Perugia, in the center of the country, which cherishes a rich history of antiquity and the Middle Ages.
with Its area is equivalent to 30 football fieldsThe tree “has a high symbolic value” of joy and birth.
Gubbio and its traditions (including the Corsa dei Ceri, a large popular festival every 17 May) are a part of Italy that “is a treasure chest to be protected.”
“Not for those who start, but for those who persevere” is the motto of Amerigo Vespuccio, confirms the mayor of Gubbio, Vittorio Fiorucci, and explains that the phrase attributed to Leonardo da VinciIt could refer to the people of Gubbio who have prepared and lit this huge tree, whose star has graced the church of Sant Ubaldo, the city’s patron saint, since 1981.
The work carried out every year by volunteers, called “Albrioli” in Gubbio, “is the result of an incredible effort. If we have the tree, we are indebted to the work of these men,” emphasizes the mayor, pointing out that this giant of lights is, in addition, sustainable, because the figure that stands on the mountain It is made up of LED lights.
Other attractions will be distributed throughout the city’s streets, such as a life-sized nativity scene in the San Martino neighborhood.
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