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| Picture by Kolohe |
The theme for this year's Bellagio's Conservatory Christmas arrangement is "Hopeful Holidays." Substantial portions of the 2019 Christmas arrangement have been used again this year, which I assume was an attempt to save money during the COVID-19 pandemic
Since COVID-19, only one conservatory entrance is utilized and the isles inside the conservatory are roped off so that everyone has to follow the same path through the arrangement.
The snow queen Bellissima, along with two polar bears and a large fir tree, greets visitors as they enter the conservatory to start their holiday journey.
Bellissima stands 20-feet tall and wears a 14-foot diameter hoop skirt. The 42-foot fir tree contains over 7,000 lights, 2,500 ornaments, and 14,000 hand-strung Swarovski crystals. The two bears are made from thousands of white carnations and are playing beside the fir tree, waving to visitors as they walk past. Three other bears (also made from carnations) are helping Bellissuma and watching a toy train as it continually circles the tree. During the month-long display, to keep the bears looking nice, over 70,000 carnations will have to be replaced.
According to the holiday story, "Bellissima is emerging from an enchanted forest to journey to the Bellagio. Cardinals, her forest neighbors, twitter out of a Faberge egg, and polar bears wave with giant paw of ruffled white carnations. Troubadours with glittery bugles flank Bellissima's walk-through carriage, lined with plush , tufted velvet and pulled by horses in feathered headdresses. A cozy living room, with fireplace, playful puppy and whimsical elves, awaits. The cardinals represent hope and health, and the egg, rebirth...the carpets of poinsettias carry a tradition from their native Mexico of children laying weeds at altars, where the weeds miraculously become flowers."
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