Haifa has a month-long celebration, the Holiday of Holidays Festival, that runs through Chanukah, Eid-al-Adha, and Christmas, in recognition of all three holidays, and of the harmony that Haifa is known for as an interconnected city of Jews, Muslims, and Christians. And besides all that, Haifa is the world center of the Baha'i. This year, because of the disastrous fires, the start of the Festival was postponed. But the day the fires began was the same day that the Christmas tree for the Festival went up -- near the Baha'i Gardens.
Environmentalists especially appreciate the tree as it was made with the "goal of raising environmental awareness," according to the artist, Hadas Itzcovitch. Yes, it is not a tree that was down cut before the fires. The 30 foot high tree is made out of thousands of recycled plastic bottles. And it is lit up by LED energy-efficient bulbs, naturally. It looks very festive at night, as you can see in the video.
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