Residents of quaint village fuming over Christmas tree that looks like a penis

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Residents in a quaint village have been left fuming after a Christmas tree that looks like a penis was put up.

The "phallic looking" Christmas tree has led angry locals to lodge several complaints with authorities, according to Ren TV.

It is located in the village of Vitim, in the Lensky district of Russia's far-eastern republic on Sakha.

Due to the furious backlash, authorities in Vitim have been forced to tell local media that the Christmas tree is still being worked on, specifying that they were going to add extra branches to make it less penis-like.

A spokesperson has said that they are aiming for a more traditional look, with baubles and decorations also to be added.

The spokesperson explained "they will hang decorations, more work is underway" and that they will "finish everything by the end of the week".

Regarding the complaints, the spokesperson said: "We take them all very seriously, both the jokes and those not meant as jokes."

Bizarrely, it isn't the first time that Russia has been rocked by a penis-shaped Christmas tree controversy.

Back in 2015 a similarly phallic tree upset locals in the city of Noyabrsk, in northern Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region.

When asked to explain the fury surrounding the strange tree, one local said simply: "Let's be honest, it looks more like a penis than a Christmas tree."

It was nicknamed the "Penis-Fir" and also sparked a strange internet conspiracy theory.

One person took to an anonymous online forum for the community to allege that the tree was a not-so-subtle hint from local politicians that 2016 would be financially more difficult for residents than 2015.

Local politician Vitaly Milonov fumed at the time: "The tree should be immediately changed. It is entirely inappropriate and looks like a giant penis."

Again, a city spokesperson was forced to explain that the Christmas tree was not finished, and that it was not intended to look like a penis.

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