All that is tagged as useless and worthless is still useable-Christmas tree made out of recycled material
The Christmas tree at the Mar Thoma Church on Primrose Road, named the ‘Peace Tree’is about 30 feet tall and its decorations are all made of waste material.This is probably going to be among the biggest Christmas trees in Bangalore this year, says Roy Varghese, a choir member.The tree took three weeks to complete. Besides discarded material it also has Origami Cranes, a Japanese symbol of long life and good health, as decorations.
Interestingly, choir members sought help from children with mental disabilities from the Marthoma Opportunity School to help create these unique decoration pieces.An initiative taken by the Mar Thoma Church choir “in solidarity with the ongoing world initiative against climate change in Copenhagen’ , this tree they hope will encourage people to think about recycling and conserving waste material.
Using this Christmas symbol to convey a relevant message to devotees who visit the church was an idea proposed by the choir’s secretary Daniel Thomas.”The idea behind using discarded material is to convey the message that all that is tagged as useless and worthless is still useable,” said Roy Varghese, a choir member.
