Why are Christmas trees coloring us? Habits are inherited from Egyptians, which are probably used to decorate their houses with palm leaves on astrology winter days. The custom was taken by Romans who used conifers instead of palm trees.
But around the 7th century when Devonshire monks came to Germany to teach the Lord's words, the story really begins. Legend says that he used the triangle shape of the Christmas tree to symbolize the religious meaning. In the twelfth century Europe, On Christmas Day, the Christmas tree hanging from the ceiling, was installed upside down!
It will show that the tree was first decorated with Riga in 1510. At the beginning of the 16 th century, Mr. Luther decorated trees with candles and suggested his children the glow of the stars in the sky.
In the middle of the 16th century, in Germany, the first market specialized in selling gifts for Christmas, usually food and practical things will appear.
Christmas decorations, which suggested snow, were invented in Germany in 1610. At the time, they were not only silver but also made of silver. There was a machine invented to make thin silver strings for trees. Silver lasted long, but it was oxidized very quickly, they tried to ally it with Cooper and zinc, but the product was so heavy that because of their own weight, silver was up until mid-20th century It was used.
In England, the Christmas tree originated from Germany and came with merchants settled in the UK. Christmas tree of decoration is time in Germany, Eastern Europe where silver decorations, candles, pearllike ribbons were made. Customs said that all families and invited people must have a small tree placed on his front table along with other gifts
1846, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert - both in Germany - all around Christmas trees, along with children, the popularity of the Legal family in "Illustrated London News", to popularize quickly among people I made this custom. This tree became a fashion problem not only on British islands but also on the east coast of America.
The decoration was very diverse. They were made mainly at home, because they were expensive at one time. Young women spend time cutting paper snowflakes and stars and folding supports envelopes and paper for candy.
In the United States, the Christmas tree appears in the German community of Pennsylvania around 1747, but in the mid-nineteenth century the development of communication
Electric light ball was invented in 1882, and it is tailored for Christmas tree in 1892.
And we will arrive at the present tree combining all the elements presented above with the most ingenious and creative mixture.
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