When Christmas is over, dragging the Christmas tree out to the curb is anti-climactic and, let’s face it, depressing. Following its glorious reign inside the house, fragrant, decorated with lights and ornaments, the centerpiece of festivities and the locus for gifts, putting it out for the trash is an ignominious end.
Here is a community that, in partnership with a local house museum, has come up with a different way to discard the tree. For the past ten years, Newburyport, Massachusetts has held a Christmas tree bonfire that has proven a community favorite. Closely supervised by the local fire department, trees go up in flames as a fitting and dramatic end to the holiday season. And, for up until four days before the bonfire, residents are welcome to bring their Christmas trees to a number of drop-off places, including the local firehouse.
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