Belgium’s Food Agency Advises Against Eating Your Christmas Tree

The country’s food agency warned against using evergreens in food after the city of Ghent suggested an unusual form of recycling: spruce needle butter.

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Syrians in Christian Neighborhoods Protest After Christmas Tree Is Burned

The protests in Damascus broke out after footage circulated online of an artificial Christmas tree on fire in a mostly Christian town as masked men stand around it.

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Can You Be Allergic to Your Christmas Tree?

Itchy eyes, wheezing, sniffles, sneezing: Here’s how to keep “Christmas tree syndrome” symptoms at bay.

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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting in Midtown To Go on as Planned

An official with the N.Y.P.D. said there would be a “massive police presence” for the event on Wednesday night, including aviation and canine units.

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