The candles on Martin Luther's tree represented the stars that shone over Bethlehem on the night of Jesus' birth. Luther was the first to decorate a Christmas tree with candles in the 16th century as a way to recreate that starry night.
it represented freedom and civilization
Martin Luther brought a tree in and put candles on it to symbolize God's unfailing love. That's the story I was taught wasn't there at the time.
The first man to light a Christmas Tree was Martin Luther. He lit it as a sign of Gods love
Lit candles in the tree.
Candles have nothing, per se, to do with Martin Luther King, Jr. The seeming connection is due to the fact that he bears the name of another great religious revolutionary, Martin Luther, the Father of the Reformation. The practice of lighting Christmas trees (originally candles) began when Martin Luther (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther) first put candles on a fir tree to illustrate the stars in the night sky to his children (http://www.christmasarchives.com/trees.html and http://www.christmas-tree.com/where.html). Thus began a time-honored tradition. This is probably the least of the ways that Martin Luther impacted modern Christianity, and I invite you to learn more about him at http://www.tlogical.net/bioluther.htm.
Lit candles in the trees.
They used apples and candles just like we did to decorate the tree
Candles.
Around the Christmas holiday, certain people enjoy the festive decorations known as tree candles. These can be purchased at Target and offer joyous lighting to any home.
Christmas trees were first displayed in the early modern Germany in the 16th century. Others believe it was introduced by the Christian reformer Martin Luther. The tree was lighted with candles.
they build a snow tree and put candles on it
Martin Luther started the Christmas tree tradition at Riga in Latvia in 1510 by putting candles on a tree to show the children how the stars sparkled at night. He is said to have been inspired to do so while walking through a pine forest at night and looking up at the stars.