The largest Christmas tree in Iraq attract more than 2,000 people to take a "souvenir pictures" with Papa Noel

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Papa Noel celebrating New Year's Eve in Zawraa Park .. Photographed by Mahmoud Raouf

The largest Christmas tree in Iraq attract more than 2,000 people to take a "souvenir pictures" with Papa Noel

 

Author: AHF, MJM 
Editor: AHF 2015/12/23 22:05 Number of Views: 1831 

 

 

Long-Presse / Baghdad

Announced Zawraa park management, on Wednesday, for the biggest birthday holiday tree in Iraq and the Middle East erected, with eye to set up a special program for the families of displaced people and those with special needs and families of the martyrs, Papa Noel stressed the park that more than 2,000 people took souvenir photographs with him.

The director of Games management Park Zora Abdul-Karim al-Rubaie said in an interview to the (long-Presse), said that "with the approach of the New Year's holiday Zawraa Park Games Management initiated the largest Christmas tree in Iraq and the Middle East set up within a city park games, up 25 meters," noting that " Zora management games this tree erected at their own expense, a contribution to the participation of citizens joys It is also an expression of the extent of the cohesion of all components of the people of religions and nationalities. "

Rubaie added that "we have a special program in coordination with the secretariat of Baghdad, and we will give to the citizens during the festive New Year's Eve entertainment program and events and activities and many other will also be offering some special programs for displaced families and those with special needs and families of the martyrs in order to contribute to plant the joy on their lips."

For his part, Papa Noel Zawraa Park, a member of the park in an interview with the (long-Presse), said that "one of the paragraphs that considered the park work management by this year monument holiday Christmas tree and instruct that embody the character Papa Noel complementary decoration of this tree."

He added that the park Baba Noel "Our goal is the happiness of the citizen and until now there are more than 2,000 people picked me because of the image of the outfit that I wear, and this is proof that flocking happy new year in the hope that the coming year will be better than its predecessor."

Turn Citizenship virgin Salem said in an interview with the (long-Presse), that he "did not imagine that I watch holiday Christmas tree this, especially in Iraq in light of what is going through the country from a difficult stage rise but today confirmed that we are able to joy industry ourselves because this tree designed and established Iraqi hands and we need a foreign company or its industry to be installed. "

[sandfly]

THANKS

[djgabrielie1]

Merry Christmas

 

[yota691]

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity  Dec 12

Christmas tree in #Baghdad is coming along nicely. I wish my Christian brothers/sisters in #Iraq a safe/joyous xmas.

 

 

 

Please ‪#‎Baghdad‬ put the biggest tree (Christmas) the region of the middle east in the garden-zawra
Put the biggest tree (Christmas) in the middle east in garden city, within zawra games to celebrate Christmas and the new year's eve with the purpose of their Christians and their plays on this happy occasion ", Referring to " the height of 25 metres with base.
The Tree was decorated with modern system along the lines of what was done in the developed countries of the world ".

[Man_Kind]

Merry Christmas Everyone !!!

 

Have  a great day !!!

 

Man_Kind

[TennesseeCherokee]

A Christmas tree made from astroturf & chicken wire?

I've seen the made from plastics, fiber optics and aluminum..... the Iraq's may have something here.

[freeroy]

  T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE,

IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE, MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY, WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,

AND TO SEE JUST WHO, IN THIS HOME, DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,

NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,

ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES, OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,

A SOBER THOUGHT, CAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,

I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE,

CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR, IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN DISORDER,

NOT HOW I PICTURED, A TRUE AUSSIE SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO, OF WHOM I'D JUST READ?

CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALISED THE FAMILIES, THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,

OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS, WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,

AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE, A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM, EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,

BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN'T HELP WONDER, HOW MANY LAY ALONE,

ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE, IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT, A TEAR TO MY EYE,

I DROPPED TO MY KNEES, AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED, AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,

"SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,

MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS.."

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,

I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL,

AND WE BOTH SHIVERED, FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.

I DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE, ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,

THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOUR SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,

WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE."

ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.

"MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT."

This poem was written by a Peacekeeping soldier stationed overseas. The

following is his request. I think it is reasonable :

Please would you do me a favour by sending this to as many people as

you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to all of the

service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities.

Let's try, in this small way, to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and

think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us.

Please, do your small part to plant this small seed.

 

[four wheel drift]

Thank you for sharing that. Merry Christmas all.

And I will share. That was tough to get through.

FWD

GO RV

Edited December 25, 2015 by four wheel drift