Photo: Marie Vítů, Czech Radio
Ever wondered what happens to your Christmas tree after the festive season is over? Well, in the case of one particular Christmas tree at least, it won’t end up on a scrapheap or in an incinerator. Apprentice carpenters from one of the capital’s vocational schools are turning Prague’s Old Town Square Christmas tree into useful wooden objects for old people’s homes.
Benches, moveable crates, and insect hotels – those are just some of the items being created in the carpentry workshops of the Secondary Vocational School in Prague 9 from the wood of the 22-metre-high spruce tree that adorned Prague’s Old Town Square until early January. Students from the school are working on giving the tree a second life now that the Christmas season is over.
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Authors:Anna Fodor, Marie Vítů, Source:iROZHLAS.cz