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城堡广场的圣诞树，华沙老城，波兰 Christmas tree in Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland (© Panther Media GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo)

圣诞老人的波兰休息站 Santa's Polish rest stop

城堡广场的圣诞树，华沙老城，波兰

12月初，波兰华沙的大街小巷和广场都披上了节日的盛装。整座城市被圣诞装饰点缀得熠熠生辉，每到夜晚，闪闪发光的彩灯就会让这座城市变得生机勃勃。这场灯光秀点亮了整条皇家大道，从城堡广场的皇家城堡一直延伸到波兰首都华沙老城的尽头，最后汇聚到城堡广场上近30英尺高的圣诞树上。穿着厚外套的游客们在圣诞集市里闲逛，一边浏览着应季纪念品，一边品尝着热饮。自1980年起，皇家城堡和周围的老城区已被联合国教科文组织认定为世界遗产。

Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland

From early December, the streets and squares of Warsaw, Poland's capital city, are dressed for the festive season. Christmas decorations light up the Royal Route, which extends south from the Royal Castle on Castle Square, where a nearly 30-foot-tall Christmas tree is installed for the holiday season, to Wilanów Palace. Bundled patrons wander through Warsaw's Christmas Market, browsing through seasonal souvenirs while savoring a warm beverage. The Royal Castle and surrounding Old Town have been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980.

罗马风格的渡槽，阿卡迪亚公园，波兰 Roman-inspired aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland (© PATSTOCK/Getty Images)

桥下和桥上的水流 Water under and over the bridge

渡槽，阿卡迪亚公园，波兰

阿卡迪亚公园位于波兰华沙附近，是由波兰贵族海伦娜·拉齐维乌设计的英式景观公园。公园的建筑和景观沾染着古代和中世纪的气息，比如这个仿造的罗马风渡槽。园内郁郁葱葱的绿植、宁静的流水以及精雕细琢的雕塑等，都诠释着公园的自然与艺术交融之美。今天，我们依旧可以透过阿卡迪亚公园，看到海伦娜·拉齐维乌不朽的艺术构想。

Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland

Founded in 1778 by aristocrat Helena Radziwiłłowa, Arkadia Park is an English-style landscape park in central Poland. The park displays architecture and landscapes that evoke ancient and medieval eras, like this recreation of a Roman-style aqueduct. These features are brought to life by the garden's lush greenery, tranquil water, and intricately crafted sculptures throughout the grounds, which illustrate the beauty of intermingled nature and art. Today, Arkadia Park stands as a testament to Helena Radziwiłłowa's lasting vision and creative legacy.

Merry and bright

Germans began decorating Christmas trees with candles as far back as the 1700s, but people wouldn't begin stringing trees with electric lights until the late 1800s. Thomas Edison created the first practical incandescent lights and used them to decorate his Menlo Park Laboratory in 1880. Then three years later, the vice president of Edison's company, Edward H. Johnson, had Christmas tree bulbs especially made for him and he used them to decorate the Christmas tree in his New York City home. But they weren't popularized as a holiday decoration until President Grover Cleveland used them on the White House Christmas tree in 1894. Today, bright scenes like this one in Warsaw, Poland, wouldn't be complete without holiday lights.

If you're celebrating Christmas today, we wish you a merry one.

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