圣迭戈小意大利圣诞树亮灯与圣诞村12月5日举行：25英尺圣诞树晚6时30分点亮
位于加利福尼亚州圣迭戈县圣迭戈市的小意大利社区，第 25 届圣诞树亮灯与圣诞村（Tree Lighting & Christmas Village）将于 12 月 5 日（周六）举行，庆祝活动下午 4 时开始，免费参加。市府活动页显示，当晚 India 街将变成冬日市集，整条街挂满节日灯饰，街角立起 10 英尺高的胡桃夹子装饰。
小意大利有两棵圣诞树：Piazza della Famiglia 广场上 25 英尺高的常设圣诞树，以及 Piazza Basilone 广场的「极光树」（Aurora）。正式亮灯仪式晚 6 时 30 分在 Piazza della Famiglia 举行，按意大利传统进行。现场还有现场音乐、节日小吃、摊位与圣诞老人带来的特别讯息。
这项由小意大利协会主办的活动是圣迭戈市中心历史最久的社区亮灯之一。当晚 India 街在 W. Cedar 街与 W. Grape 街之间等路段将实施封闭，市府建议参加者搭乘电车（Trolley）到小意大利站下车步行前往。
对圣迭戈居民来说，12 月 5 日晚间选择不少：Balboa Park 的「十二月之夜」同日举行，小意大利的亮灯在其几英里外，是市中心另一处节日人群的聚集点。
（来源：圣迭戈市政府）
San Diego's Little Italy Lights Its 25-Foot Tree on December 5 at the Piazza della Famiglia
San Diego's Little Italy, in the City of San Diego in San Diego County, California, holds its 25th annual Tree Lighting and Christmas Village on Saturday, December 5, with festivities starting at 4 p.m. and admission free. The city's event listing says India Street will be transformed into a winter market, with twinkle lights down the streets and 10-foot nutcrackers on the corners.
Little Italy has two Christmas trees: the permanent 25-foot tree at the Piazza della Famiglia and the Aurora tree at Piazza Basilone. The traditional Italian tree lighting ceremony takes place at 6:30 p.m. in the Piazza della Famiglia, alongside live music, seasonal vendors, holiday treats and a special message from Santa.
Hosted by the Little Italy Association, the lighting is one of the longest-running neighborhood celebrations in downtown San Diego. India Street will be closed between W. Cedar and W. Grape streets that evening, and the city suggests taking the Trolley to the Little Italy station.
The December 5 date puts the lighting on the same night as Balboa Park's December Nights a few miles away, giving downtown two holiday crowds in one evening.
(Source: City of San Diego)
来源：圣迭戈市政府
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图片来源：图片来源：Wikimedia Commons「Little Italy, San Diego」（Visitor7 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0），图中为圣迭戈小意大利 India 街上的社区牌坊，亮灯活动沿此街举行 Image: Wikimedia Commons "Little Italy, San Diego" (Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0); the Little Italy sign over India Street in San Diego, where the celebration takes place
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