The U.S. President Barack Obama lit fires on the main Christmas fir-tree of the country.
"Five, four, three, two, one", - were counted by it together with hundred other Americans, and the eight-meter forest beauty began to sparkle in thousands of festive fires. It towers two steps away from the White house on the big lawn called by the Ellipse, and 58 small fir-trees with names of all American states and territories around are placed, transfers TASS .
Fires on a fir-tree which carries the loud name "national", were lit by all first family of America - together with the president his wife Michele, daughters Malia and Sasha, and also the mother-in-law participated in this ceremony - Mrs. Robinson. They were helped by stars of show business and rock musicians, including participants of the well-known supergroup David Crosby, Stephen Stillz and Graham Nash. Obama wished all happy holidays and together with a family remained to look at speech of actors under the evening Washington sky.
The tradition to light fires on the main Christmas fir-tree of the country at the White house was got in 1923 by the 30th U.S. President John Kalvin Coolidge and since then was never broken. The Christmas fir-tree and in the residence of the head of state is established. Last week it together with children dressed up in Michelle Obama's Blue drawing room. This year the main subject of belodomovsky Christmas jewelry received the name "Incessant Traditions".