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The city of Palma was opened with a solemn ceremony Mallorca This year’s Christmas lights are turned on at night. City hall employees have installed 614 kilometers of fairy lights and 3,350 lighting elements in recent months. Christmas lights are also considered a big attraction in the lead up to Christmas for many German tourists in Mallorca. However, after a brief winter start on Friday, at the start of a new week with 20 degree temperatures, the temperature was more like sangria than mulled wine.
City hall employees have installed 614 kilometers of fairy lights and 3,350 lighting elements in recent months. The lights will shine until January 20. Then the Palma Sant Sebastià city festival. Then it was dismantled for months.
Due to the painstaking work, the town hall is even considering leaving the fairy lights hanging all year round. But not only does this feel strange in the middle of summer, it also damages lighting technology and makes street tree maintenance work more difficult.
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