A member of a work crew secures a length of rope to the base of a large Christmas tree on Tuesday before it is hoisted to the second floor of the Nebraska Capitol. The annual tree lighting will be 2 p.m. Sunday followed by a new event hosted by the governor outside his residence south of the Capitol.
A Nativity scene at the Nebraska Capitol will have to be taken down in a week because Omaha and Lincoln atheist groups, in August, had booked that time for its displays.
Photos: 2023 Christmas tree arrives at Nebraska Capitol
A member of a work crew helps to guide a large Christmas tree through the second-floor doors of the Nebraska State Capitol on Dec. 5, 2023, before it is raised in the Rotunda.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Pine needles litter the floor in the Rotunda on Dec. 5, 2023, after the Capitol Christmas tree was raised.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Department of Administrative Service maintenance workers Scott Brumm (left) and Ricky Sanchez watch as other crew members adjust a large Christmas tree on Dec. 5, 2023, in the Capitol Rotunda.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
A member of a work crew secures a length of rope to the base of a large Christmas tree on Tuesday before it is hoisted to the second floor of the Nebraska Capitol. The annual tree lighting will be 2 p.m. Sunday followed by a new event hosted by the governor outside his residence south of the Capitol.
A member of a work crew secures a length of rope to the base of a large Christmas tree on Tuesday before it is hoisted to the second floor of the Nebraska Capitol. The annual tree lighting will be 2 p.m. Sunday followed by a new event hosted by the governor outside his residence south of the Capitol.
