The Christmas tree in Thessaloniki’s main square Aristotelous Square was lit on Wednesday, ANA reports.
Accompanying the lighting of the tree, 18 meters tall, was a concert by singer Petros Iakovidis. Mayor Constantine Zervas expressed the season’s wishes to the crowd.
In addition to the tree from Taxiarchis on the Chalkidiki peninsula, street and neighborhood decorative lights were also turned on.
The city also arranged for fireworks fired from the Gulf of Thermaikos, while the city’s Philharmonic Orchestra performed Christmas carols.
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