Floating Christmas tree lights up – answers
questions
- What are the fireworks doing to young and old? mesmerising them
- What is unique about the Christmas tree? it floats and is the largest floating tree in the world
- How many people watched the lighting of the tree? 100,000
- How tall is the tree? 85 metres
- What do people hope it will symbolise? peace
- Why? because Rio has had a lot of violence recently
- What, according to the first woman interviewed, are all the people of Rio in need of? Christmas spirit
- How does the second woman describe the symbolism of he tree? as ‘A symbol of hope for a better life of peace and union for all humanity’
- When was the tree first erected? 1996
- How long will it remain alight? for a month (until Jan 6th)