Amazed with the 5-storey Christmas tree shaped like a map of Vietnam

Decorated with countless colorful balls and lights, even from afar you can admire the grandeur of these unique pine trees, tens of meters high.

5-tier Christmas tree

This is the sixth year that Ha Phat parish church located in Tan Bien Ward, Bien Hoa City (Dong Nai Province) has organized the construction of a 5-storey Christmas tree made from 3,900 conical hats, with a height of 47 m and a diameter of 20 m.

Rủ nhau check-in cây thông ‘khủng’ làm từ 42.000 vỏ lon và 3.900 chiếc nón lá - Ảnh 1. — *The 'huge' size of the Christmas tree made from conical hats when viewed from below*

Explaining the meaning of the conical pine tree, Father Gioan Vu Xuan Nghi, parish priest of Ha Phat parish church, said: "The pine tree represents the joy of God coming to humanity at Christmas, when combined with the conical hat, it will create cultural exchange. With its unique beauty imbued with the Vietnamese soul, the pine tree is not only welcomed by Catholics, but also by everyone." According to Father Gioan Vu Xuan Nghi, this is the largest pine tree ever, decorated with a large number of balls, tinsel, colored lights and was made over nearly 2 months. "With its large size, the church and parishioners have planned to calculate wind resistance, strengthen the cables so that the pine tree is durable and safe. In addition, we also made a large grotto, a birthday cake about 15 m long and a pine tree made of tinsel 30 m high for everyone to visit," said the priest.

Panoramic view of cone pine tree

SHANGHAI

The Christmas tree made from conical hats of Ha Phat parish church will be lit from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on December 17 and displayed until the end of New Year's Day.

Christmas tree with map of Vietnam

About 30 km away from Bien Hoa City, is a 5-storey Christmas tree made from 42,000 cans with a height of nearly 30 m of Minh Hoa parish church located in Thong Nhat district (Dong Nai province). This is also the second year the church has organized the making of this unique tree.

Rủ nhau check-in cây thông ‘khủng’ làm từ 42.000 vỏ lon và 3.900 chiếc nón lá - Ảnh 3. — *Panoramic view of Minh Hoa parish church and Christmas tree made from cans from above*

Sharing about the more than 1 month process of this project, Mr. Nguyen Van Giang, Head of the Executive Committee of Minh Hoa Parish Church, said: "To find enough cans to make Christmas trees, the church mobilized local parishioners to contribute. The preparation was quite rushed because the source of cans was not enough, so we moved many times to find more in neighboring places, such as: Bien Hoa City, Long Khanh City...".

Rủ nhau check-in cây thông ‘khủng’ làm từ 42.000 vỏ lon và 3.900 chiếc nón lá - Ảnh 4. — *Pine tree with Vietnam map*

According to Mr. Giang, the church wants to make a Christmas tree out of cans to convey the message of environmental protection. "Unlike every year, this holiday we have decorated the tree with a map of Vietnam so that everyone can admire and be proud of the country that is developing better and better. In addition, the church also has a large star hanging on the bell tower and a grotto that is about to be completed to serve the people," he said.

Colorful Christmas tree at night

SHANGHAI

The lighting time of the Christmas tree at Minh Hoa parish church starts from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm every day, on display until the end of New Year's Day.

Rủ nhau check-in cây thông ‘khủng’ làm từ 42.000 vỏ lon và 3.900 chiếc nón lá - Ảnh 6. — *Attract more people to check-in*

Traveling a long distance to visit the Christmas tree made from cans, Nguyen Thuy Tien (23 years old), living on Nguyen Ai Quoc Street, Tan Phong Ward, Bien Hoa City (Dong Nai Province), said: "In my area, many churches have begun to bustle with preparations for Christmas and the Christmas tree is the most attractive point. After learning about the giant Christmas trees with unique decorations, my friends and I went to check-in at the beautiful structures."

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