It is now time to bid Christmas 2012 a permanent farewell and say hello to 2013 fully as today everything gets back to normality. Whilst the Christmas lights and decorations can be taken down to be stored for next year, for the natural fir Christmas tree it is however the end of the line. However in Ireland at least the past few days and upcoming days offered a plethora of ways to bid the “crann nollaig”, Christmas tree, a fond farewell.
On Saturday the 5th, the citizens of Ennis in Clare came up with a novel way of disposing of the Christmas trees in style. Its second running of the annual Irish Christmas Tree Throwing Championship, mirroring similar competitions in Austria and Germany, took place at Lees Road Sports Amenity Park, Ennis, Co Clare on Saturday. The aim of the contest was to find out which participant, on three attempts, could throw their standard 1.5m trees the farthest. All eyes were on whether last years winning margin of 7m could be repeated or bettered, or if the world record for this event 12m set in Germany in 2010 could be broken.
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