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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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Is the Christmas tree a tradition of Christmas?
YES!!
Which country gave us the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree?
Germany gave us the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree.
What country does the tradition of having a Christmas tree?
Christmas
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.
How do you use tradition in a word?
It is a tradition to decorate a tree at Christmas. Their tradition is to bury their dead.
What does Christmas trees have to do with Christmas today?
Nothing, really, if by Christmas you mean Christ's birth. The tree is a pagan tradition, appropriated by the Church in Europe and brought to North America.
Was the Christmas tree always a Christmas tradition?
No, not until about 1800(ish).
Why do you put an angel or star on the top of the Christmas tree in Christmas?
because its a tradition
Where did the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree come from?
It came from Martin Luther King as one Christmas he looked up at the stars through a cedar tree and after he saw the amazing sight,he took the tree inside and he and his family decorated it by put candles on it to represent the he saw.That is how the tradition of decorating a tree came from.
According to European tradition when should you put up your Christmas tree?
Christmas Eve
When did the tradition of putting up Christmas lights start?
Christmas tree traditions originated in Germany in the 1500s. It is believed that Martin Luther started the tradition by putting candles on a pine tree. When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, a few years later someone thought of making tiny bulbs to decorate Christmas trees.
What is the tradition of giving for Christmas rooted in?
It is not a tree so it does not have roots
