2026年国会圣诞树正在路上:76英尺云杉今日停靠爱达荷福尔斯,11月20日抵达华盛顿

今年的美国国会圣诞树来自爱达荷州的内兹珀斯—清水国家森林。这棵76英尺高的恩格尔曼云杉采自洛克萨—鲍威尔护林区,10月29日从爱达荷州格兰奇维尔启程,踏上逾2,000英里的巡游,今天(11月6日)停靠爱达荷福尔斯市,沿途居民可以近距离观看这棵「人民之树」,并在拖车上的纪念横幅上签名。
据国会圣诞树计划公布的行程,巡游车队此后将经怀俄明州谢里登(11月9日)、南达科他州卡斯特(11月10日)与米切尔(11月12日)、明尼苏达州阿尔伯特利(11月12日)、伊利诺伊州皮奥里亚(11月13日)、西弗吉尼亚州摩根敦(11月16日)、马里兰州黑格斯敦与宾夕法尼亚州利特尔斯敦(11月17日),11月19日抵达安德鲁斯联合基地,11月20日送抵国会大厦西草坪。各站活动免费向公众开放,12月初将在西草坪举行亮灯仪式。
国会圣诞树是始于1964年的传统:每年由一座国家森林提供一棵大树,运到首都作为全国的节日象征。今年的承运卡车车身以「越过大河、穿过树林」为主题,绘有爱达荷国家森林的雪景河流;联邦汽车运输安全管理局的道路安全宣传也随车队走过10个州。
公众可以在国会圣诞树官方网站的地图上实时追踪车队位置。爱达荷福尔斯之后的每一站,都将是这棵大树抵达华盛顿前的社区节日。(来源:美国林业局)
The 2026 Capitol Christmas Tree Is on the Road: The 76-Foot Spruce Stops in Idaho Falls Today, Reaches Washington November 20
This year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree comes from Idaho’s Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. The 76-foot Engelmann spruce, harvested from the Lochsa-Powell Ranger District, set out from Grangeville, Idaho, on October 29 on a journey of more than 2,000 miles. Today (November 6) it stops in Idaho Falls, where residents can view the “People’s Tree” up close and sign the commemorative banners mounted on its trailer.
Under the tour schedule published by the Capitol Christmas Tree program, the convoy continues to Sheridan, Wyoming (November 9); Custer (November 10) and Mitchell (November 12) in South Dakota; Albert Lea, Minnesota (November 12); Peoria, Illinois (November 13); Morgantown, West Virginia (November 16); and Hagerstown, Maryland, and Littlestown, Pennsylvania (November 17). It reaches Joint Base Andrews on November 19 and is delivered to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on November 20. Festivities at each stop are free and open to the public, and a lighting ceremony will follow on the West Lawn in early December.
The Capitol Christmas Tree tradition dates to 1964: each year a different national forest provides the tree that stands in the capital as a national holiday symbol. This year’s transport truck carries a wrap themed “Over the River and Through the Woods,” showing a snow-covered river winding through Idaho’s national forests, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s road-safety campaign is traveling with the tree through 10 states.
The public can follow the convoy live on the map at the official U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree website. Every stop after Idaho Falls is one more community celebration on the tree’s way to Washington. (Source: U.S. Forest Service)
来源:美国林业局
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图片来源:图:矗立在国会大厦西草坪的国会圣诞树(资料图)。美国国会建筑师办公室公共领域图片,经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on the West Lawn (file photo). Architect of the Capitol, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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