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Christmas magic in New York: The magnificent tree shines!
Learn about New York's Christmas traditions, the lights at Rockefeller Center, and the festive tree of 2024.
Christmas magic in New York: The magnificent tree shines!
New York's festive season kicked off today with the lighting of the iconic Christmas tree in front of Rockefeller Center. This tradition, which has been maintained since the 1930s, attracts thousands of visitors every year. The 28-meter-tall tree, a magnificent Massachusetts spruce, is crowned by an impressive 400-kilogram star designed by renowned designer Daniel Libeskind. The star was previously designed by the German artist Michael Hammer over many years. How vienna.at reports, this is not just a light show, but also a celebration that brings people together in the hectic run-up to Christmas.
Tradition vs. language
But while New York shines with lights, people are also concerned with the German language. The noun “Beginning” can be accompanied by time indications in the genitive, such as “beginning of the month”, as well as by non-inflected time indications duden.de. This shows how important precise expression is, especially in linguistic contexts. The difference from the adverb “anfangs”, which means “at the beginning”, is often not immediately clear. In everyday speech, "initially" is sometimes incorrectly used instead of "beginning", which, however, does not correspond to the grammatical rule.