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The Christmas tree dates back to over a thousand years. The ancient Celtic tribes saw the evergreen as the only living plant in the dead of winter, so for the solstice they would bring the evergreen branches into their homes. The Romans used fir trees to decorate their temples at the festival of Saturmalia. When Christian monks converted the Celts they kept some of the solstice customs like the evergreen. For the celebration of Christ Mass they used the tree to teach the idea of the trinity. The shape of the tree has three points to it and the Christmas celebration was 3 masses on the day that was chosen to be Christmas. After the masses they would eat dinner. The first documented use of a tree at Christmas is from Eastern Europe. A picture from Germany in 1521 shows a tree being paraded through streets with a man riding a horse behind it. The first person to put a Christmas tree into the house may have been in the 16th century. The first trees were decorated with edible things like gingerbread and gold covered apples. Then, glass makers made special small ornaments to hang in the tree. In 1830 the British had Christmas trees and Queen Victoria had one at Windsor Castle. A drawing was made of the tree and this helped Christmas trees to become popular in the U.K. and the United States. Candles were added to the tree at this time and tinsel.
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Which country started the tradition of using Christmas trees?
Germany
What European country or culture started decorating Christmas trees?
Germany started the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree
What country started the tradition of having a Christmas tree?
In 1882 Edward Johnson from New York City lit up a Christmas tree with electric Christmas lights for the first time.
First country was first to use tradition of Christmas trees?
Germany
The tradition of the christmas tree?
Christmas trees originally come from Germany and we adopted it as it spread from country to country throughout Europe.
The tradition of erecting a Christmas trees started in England France Germany Norway?
Germany
Where and when did the tradition of Christmas trees originate?
they are because of the normans, the country they came from was Germany
Why do you have Christmas trees for Christmas and not a different tree?
We have them to celebrate Christmas. It is a tradition from Germany.
Where did the tradition of Christmas trees start?
The tradition of Christmas trees originated in Germany in the 16th century. It became popular in Western Europe during the 19th century and later spread to other parts of the world. The practice is believed to have pagan origins before being adopted and adapted by Christian tradition.
What country started bringing Christmas trees inside?
Canada is the biggest single exporter.
Why was o Christmas tree written?
because some old woman wanted trees in her house but she only like the kind of trees that we call Christmas trees so she only did it around Christmas than other people started doing it too and decorating it and it just became a tradition. :)
How did the tradition of using a tree topper on Christmas trees begin?
It started in the Victorian era with the Royals when they put angels on their Christmas trees. The star represented the star of Bethlehem, and the angel represented an angel proclaiming the birth of Jesus.
