Christmas tree lights switched on by COMKFOR

All members of Headquarter KFOR attended this old tradition in front of the Dinning Facility. COMKFOR wished good luck for everybody during their tours in Kosovo.

"Your mission here is an important one, and I want to thank everybody from KFOR for the quality of the daily job you achieve. KFOR will continue to maintenance a safe and secure environment. Peace with determination," said General de Marnhac.

Legend has it that Martin Luther began the tradition of decorating trees to celebrate Christmas. One crisp Christmas Eve, about the year 1500, he was walking through snow-covered woods and was struck by the beauty of a group of small evergreens. Their branches, dusted with snow, shimmered in the moonlight. When he got home, he set up a little fir tree indoors so he could share this story with his children. He decorated it with candles, which he lit in honor of Christ's birth.