Editing Christmas tree (section)

=====''Italy''=====
{{main|Christmas in Italy}}
[[File:Duomo Milano Natale.jpeg|thumb|Christmas tree in [[Milan]], Italy, in front of the [[Milan Cathedral]]]]
[[File:Sapin Noel Geant Gubbio 2014.jpg|thumb|[[Mount Ingino Christmas Tree]] in [[Gubbio]], Italy, the tallest Christmas tree in the world.<ref name="tripsavvy"/>]]

[[Christmas in Italy]] begins on 8 December with the [[Feast of the Immaculate Conception]], the day on which traditionally Christmas trees are erected, and ends on 6 January of the following year with [[Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=November 25, 2013|title=The Best Christmas Traditions in Italy|url=https://www.walksofitaly.com/blog/things-to-do/christmas-traditions-in-italy|access-date=January 26, 2021|website=Walks of Italy|language=en-GB}}</ref>

The tradition of the Christmas tree was widely adopted in Italy during the 20th century despite its Germanic origins. It appears that the first Christmas tree in Italy was erected at the [[Quirinal Palace]] towards the end of the 19th century at the behest of [[Queen Margherita]].<ref name=":2" />

During [[Italian fascism|Fascism]], this custom was opposed because it was considered to be an imitation of a foreign tradition, as opposed to the typically Italian nativity scene. In 1991, the [[Gubbio Christmas Tree]], {{Convert|650|m|sp=us}} tall and decorated with over 700 lights, entered the [[Guinness Book of Records]] as the tallest Christmas tree in the world.<ref name="tripsavvy">{{Cite web|title=Celebrate Christmas Italian Styles at These City Events|url=https://www.tripsavvy.com/christmas-traditions-things-to-do-italy-4176880|access-date=January 26, 2021|website=TripSavvy|language=en}}</ref>