Sri Lanka has been breaking the world records the highest Christmas trees, although the size of the high is not according to the original plan due to the delay in finishing. The reconstruction of the prepared high reached 100 meters, but finally, must be curtailed to around 50 meters, officials said the country.
The famous cricketer-turned-athletes Sri Lanka, Arjuna Ranatunga is the person behind the creation of the giant Christmas tree. However, the making of the Christmas tree was criticized by the Catholic church of Sri Lanka who said the money is used for the project was better donated to the poor.
"Due to rejection is making a Christmas tree was delayed until ten days," said his coordinator, Mangala Gunasekera.
It is for this reason that the company then decided to cut the artificial tree high around 50 meters.
"Reconstruction of our target 100 meters," he added.
On Saturday (24/12/2016) morning, trees with a high of around 57 meters had stood on the coast in the capital city of Sri Lanka, Colombo.
According to Mangala, the tree was two meters higher than from the artificial Christmas tree that was established in the province of Guangzhou, China in the last year.
600,000 the light colors
claim as this highest Christmas tree has been confirmed by the Guinness World Records that centered in the United States.
Gunasekera explained that this artificial tree will be decorated around 600,000 the light colors.
There is also a statue of Santa Claus as high as six meters and sleds as high as 12 meters.
"exactly when Christmas Eve arrived, we will turn the lamps," he added.
The owner of the idea of creating this highest Christmas trees, Arjuna Ranatunga, who led successful Sri Lanka achieved the world championship 1996, said, this project as a symbol of the unity between the various religions that exist in the country.
Again rejected by the Catholic Church of Sri Lanka that called it a "project wasteful", but this project finally way continues after the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe speaking directly with the Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith Colombo.
Sri Lanka is a country that the citizens of the majority of the religion of Buddha, but from 21 million citizens around 1.2 million religious Catholics.
