Festival of Trees’ to celebrate cathedral centennial

GUYANA

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Brickdam, was resplendent with a ‘Festival of Trees’ on November 17 and 18. Decorated trees on a variety of themes made by parishes and other organisations were on display inside the Cathedral. Most of the displays were artificial Christmas trees, but a few were natural, said a Catholic Standard report. In addition to the display of trees, persons were treated to a wide range of live music on both days, including organists and the Guyana Police Force Band MS playing classical and contemporary music, hymns, Christmas music, patriotic songs, music on the steelpan, and beloved classics.

The Festival of Trees was one of the activities held to celebrate the centennial of the official opening of the Cathedral, which takes place in December. The Cathedral had previously held ‘A Festival of Flowers’ in 2015, 2004 and 1989 to mark the 100th, 90th, & 75th anniversaries (of the beginning of construction [1914] and laying of the foundation stone [1915]), as well as ‘A Day of Music’ in 1999 to mark the 85th anniversary.