Cities have enacted dark sky ordinances, which means residents need to
install shields on exterior
light fixtures and restrict
holiday lighting for businesses after hours, among other measures.
She was quite young and perhaps didn't remember when those glittering trees were called «Christmas trees» not government
holiday bushes, and people had «Christmas parties,» not seasonal celebration get togethers, and
installed «Christmas
lights,» after Armistice Day, and only know the giving rise to the season's greetings celebrating and promoting of only «Jingle Bells.»