Russian city quietly replaces blue and yellow ornaments on central public Christmas tree

Source: NewsNN.ru

The blue and yellow ornaments on a Christmas tree recently installed on Nizhny Novgorod’s central Gorky Square have been replaced by yellow and red ones, according to the local news site NewsNN.ru.

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“Of course, everyone understands why the previous colors bothered part of the population,” the outlet wrote on Telegram. “Once, this combination was common; now, it carries context.” Blue and yellow are the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

The tree, which stands at over 65 feet high, was put up last week.

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Russian city quietly replaces blue and yellow ornaments on central public Christmas tree

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