History of the Christmas Tree, What are your Traditions?
A look at the history and traditions of the Christmas tree
As you tag and buy your Christmas tree this year, do you ever wonder where the tradition 'stems' from? Although the custom of decorating trees as part of Christmas celebrations can be traced to the 16th and possibly the 15th centuries, the Christmas tree did not become popular outside of Germany until the second half of the 19th century. Even then, the custom was practiced primarily by nobility only. Originally, the tree was traditionally decorated with edibles such as apples, nuts or dates. Candles adorned the trees in the 18th century which were eventually replaced with Christmas lights, once electricity was invented. Although Christmas trees as we know it are relatively modern, the use of evergreens as a symbol of eternal life …
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Mom to twins
7:09 am on Sunday, December 2, 2012
So you all ignore the main point of this article just to make it political, that takes more out of the meaning of Christmas Tree than what somebody calls it-shame... For many reasons I use an artificial tree and put it up as close to the 1st of December as possible. It was always tradition to decorate it with my mom, and now it is tradition to decorate it with my daughters. Each year I get an … more ›