The new date is Dec 14, 2021.
The White House will no longer host its traditional holiday parties this year, as the Covid-19 cases surge nationwide and the coronaviruses' omicron variant continues to spread.
The national Christmas tree is on the Ellipse in Washington, DC. The tradition of planting a white fir tree on the Ellipse dates back to 1923 when Calvin Coolidge started it. Alex Wong poses for a picture.
The images are from the same company.
The White House will host a limited number of Holiday Open Houses for invited guests to view the decorations from this year's White House Christmas theme, "Gifts From The Heart," in the coming days, the first lady's spokesman Michael LaRosa told Forbes.
Guests will need to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test in order to attend the self-guided tour.
The decision to limit the number of guests this year was disappointing, but the White House will continue to implement strong COVID protocols following advice from its public health advisors.
79,000 people. The White House had a lot of lights used to decorate. There were 41 Christmas trees with more than 6,000 feet of ribbon and 10,000 ornaments.
There is a structure called the Tangent.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans to avoid large gatherings last year, but former President Donald Trump hosted holiday parties despite the warnings. The number of guests was reduced, Trump said.
50 guests at 20 holiday parties.
New York and California have reintroduced indoor mask mandates after seeing a surge in coronaviruses. Massechusettes, New Hampshire and New Mexico have recently recorded their highest Covid-19 case numbers. According to the CDC, almost all states have a high community transmission of Covid-19. The majority of the country's new coronaviruses cases last week were linked to the virus' delta variant, but the number of cases caused by the new omicron variant increased.
