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One of the most popular traditions and universal associated with the Christmas celebrations is a Christmas tree. Generally it's an evergreen coniferous tree that is carried inside homes or even used in the open, and is adorned with Christmas lights, ribbons, wreaths and multihued Christmas ornaments during holidays around Christmas.
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Lets look at the breif history of the Christmas tree.
Historically, it was Germans who started the Christmas tree celebration in the 16th century. They first decorated an evergreen tree with apples for the feast of Adam and Eve, which is held on December 24th. Gradually the Christmas tree celebrations spread all over the world from Europe. Initially the trees were decorated with candles but later on the trees were decorated with fruits, sweets, nuts, tiny musical instruments, jewelry and toys and now there are varieties of Christmas ornaments to adorn the Christmas tree. In England the Christmas tree celebration was introduced by German Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. They had first put a fashionable Christmas tree with candles, fruits and sweets at their Windsor castle. When English magazines pictured the photographs of popular royals around a Christmas tree that was published in London, the Christmas tree celebration became more popular in the lives of the English.
In the United States, the Christmas tree celebration was introduced by Hessian troops during the American Revolution. In 1830, German settlers in Pennsylvania displayed a Christmas tree to raise money for a local church. Later in 1856 American president Franklin Pierce introduced Christmas tree celebration in White House for the Washington Sunday School children. Eventually the Christmas tree celebration became popular throughout U.S. Then President Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas tree from white house to prevent cutting of trees for Christmas. But in 1913, President Woodrow Wilson again started Christmas tree celebration in White House.
Conventionally, Christmas trees were not brought in and decked until 24th December, the Christmas Eve and then was removed the day after 6th January, the twelfth night, infact because to have a Christmas tree up before or after these dates was thought to be ominous. But But the modern day commercialization of Christmas has resulted in trees being put up much earlier; often in markets and in shops they are erected as early as late October. A very familiar tradition now, in the homes of U.S. is to put up the tree right after Thanksgiving, i.e., the fourth Thursday in November and is taken down right after 1st January. Although in Europe, the private Christmas trees are not generally put up until at least the mid of December and are taken down by the 6th of January. However in Germany, Catholics put down their Christmas trees by the 2nd of February.
Artificial Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree Light
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