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Christmas tree lights turned on at the Mound
Edinburgh Evening News
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21/11/2023
Watch as Edinburgh's Christmas tree lights are turned on to mark the beginning of the festive season.
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[Bagpipes]
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So the first gift of a Christmas tree to Edinburgh from the people of Norway
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happened in 1947, after the Second World War, the same year as we started our International Festival.
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And the reason why we've been given this tree, and we've continued to receive Christmas trees from Norway,
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is simply in honour and appreciation of the support which the people of Edinburgh,
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and indeed the whole of Scotland, gave to Norway during World War II.
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So for 30 years we've been giving this tree from the western part of Norway, Basland County.
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It's our way of saying thank you to the people of Edinburgh and the people of Scotland
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for the tremendous help we got during the Second World War.
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Because of course the North Sea, you might say that it divides our two countries,
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but at the same time during the Second World War it connected our two people.
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So thank you.
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It is an honour. It's an honour for a number of reasons.
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I'm always proud to do anything on behalf of the city, on behalf of the Lord Provost and the people of Edinburgh.
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I have a special relationship with Norway. I've got lots of friends in Norway,
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and I've been involved in different things between Norway and Scotland over my career.
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So personally it's always a joy to be involved in anything Norwegian.
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It's also a joy to be involved in switching on the Christmas tree lights here in Edinburgh.
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As we start gearing up it's a tough, tough time for people,
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and I think looking forward to Christmas, having a bit of Christmas cheer,
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and being together with friends and family as much as we can, is always a good thing to do.
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Sadly not everybody can enjoy or spend Christmas with friends and family,
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but here in Edinburgh, I know the people of Edinburgh and many, many organisations throughout Edinburgh
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will be trying to support people who aren't in that fortunate position,
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so that they can experience some Christmas cheer and joy too.
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