epa12545696 A fireman unwraps a pine to be erected as the Christmas tree of the country in Kossuth Square at the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, 24 November 2025. The 23-meter-tall and 40-year-old blue spruce was picked from a selection of 31 pines and transported from the northeastern county of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg. EPA/Zoltan Balogh HUNGARY...

epa12545694 Firemen erect the Christmas tree of the country in Kossuth Square at the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, 24 November 2025. The 23-meter-tall and 40-year-old blue spruce was picked from a selection of 31 pines and transported from the northeastern county of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg. EPA/Zoltan Balogh HUNGARY OUT

epa12545697 Firemen erect the Christmas tree of the country in Kossuth Square at the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, 24 November 2025. The 23-meter-tall and 40-year-old blue spruce was picked from a selection of 31 pines and transported from the northeastern county of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg. EPA/Zoltan Balogh HUNGARY OUT

epa12545695 A fireman trims the trunk of a pine to be erected as the Christmas tree of the country in Kossuth Square at the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, 24 November 2025. The 23-meter-tall and 40-year-old blue spruce was picked from a selection of 31 pines and transported from the northeastern county of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg. EPA/Zoltan...

epa12545693 Firemen unwrap a pine to be erected as the Christmas tree of the country in Kossuth Square at the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, 24 November 2025. The 23-meter-tall and 40-year-old blue spruce was picked from a selection of 31 pines and transported from the northeastern county of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg. EPA/Zoltan Balogh HUNGARY OUT

epa12545692 Firemen erect the Christmas tree of the country in Kossuth Square at the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, 24 November 2025. The 23-meter-tall and 40-year-old blue spruce was picked from a selection of 31 pines and transported from the northeastern county of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg. EPA/Zoltan Balogh HUNGARY OUT

epa12545691 Firemen unwrap a pine to be erected as the Christmas tree of the country in Kossuth Square at the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, 24 November 2025. The 23-meter-tall and 40-year-old blue spruce was picked from a selection of 31 pines and transported from the northeastern county of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg. EPA/Zoltan Balogh HUNGARY OUT