December may have just started, but Belize City is already getting into the Christmas spirit. This evening the Belize City Council and Bowen & Bowen held the sixth annual Christmas tree lighting since the renovation of Mule Park in downtown Belize City. Hundreds gathered on Albert Street to see the ceremonial tree lit up, and enjoy the Christmas themed steel pan music. Belize City Councilor Michael Theus told us how lighting up the streets helps with the city's morale.
Michael Theus - Belize City Councilor
"This tree lighting, what we have out here. We have partnered along with the Bowen&Bowen group of companies and they are a major sponsor in assisting us in getting what we have here that will be lit shortly. What it does is it basically uplifts the morale of persons coming into the downtown area to do their shopping, bringing their children out, so the varied array of lights on buildings and everything else tells them that Christmas has arrived. This is our little part of getting all of our Belizeans into the spirit, and showing that we care. And we want each and every person to have that same feeling towards each other. The sharing and the caring of this season."
Alex Courtenay, 7News
"Sir, you mentioned that you know, Christmas is coming. Does the Council have anything else planned in terms of celebrating the season with the citizens?"
Michael Theus - Belize City Councilor
"Yes we do. As a part of this here event, the tree lighting ceremonies, we have just launched the street decoration lighting, if you go right down Albert Street we currently have 3 lights that are going across the street. We're installing more tomorrow. Also what we have already started is our 12 Days of Activism throughout the Christmas season, which sees each and every Department and Councilors having something different to do on a daily basis."
The mayor is out of the country. Each of Belize City's Councilors will be holding individual events to celebrate the season.
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