How did the tradition of decorating Christmas trees begin?

Answer 1

Decorating Christmas trees started when Mary and Joseph decorated a pine tree with various items they found on the ground after Jesus was born. Mary and Joseph then put a star on the top of the tree to symbolise the North Star that guided the wise men. It may not have Mary and Joseph, but someone did this after Jesus' birth.

Answer 2

The Christmas tree can be dated to hundreds of years ago stemming from the Pagan holiday belief that evergreens keep bad spirits away and bring life since the evergreen tree rarely changes from its natural green color.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

From Mr Tinsel at Tinseltown whilst wearing a Tinsel hat not that is so weird !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

In Victorian times Prince Albert introduce the German practise of the Christmas tree into England and I believe it spread from there, along with xmas cards, yule logs and other things.

Answer 6

The tradition of decorating Christmas trees began a long time ago, back in the 1800's. People decided that their trees would look more appealing and presentable if they were decorated.