Posted on February 14, 2010.
Christmas tree is a tradition through the ages Decorated evergreen trees are a favorite symbol of Christians at Christmas. On the other hand, history shows that conifers have been worshiped by various societies long before the Christians took the idea.
The early Egyptians were one of the earliest civilizations known to the value of conifers. During the winter solstice, the Egyptians used to move green date palm leaves inside to represent life over death. When Romans celebrated their winter solstice festival, Saturnalia, they festooned their homes with greenery and lights as a way of giving thanks to a generous season and continues to pray for another season numbers. It has been said that the Druids used evergreens in winter solstice ceremonies. They placed evergreen branches over doors to ward off evil spirits and prevent them from entering their homes.
The connection of the evergreen tree with Christianity dates back about 500 years to the early 16th century. According to legend, Saint Boniface was walking in the woods, which is now northern Germany, when he fell into a group of pagans who dedicate an oak. Seeing this, St. Boniface was so angry that he cut the oak tree down. It is said that instead of oak, a tree resin increased in a short time. Astonished, St. Reclamation recognized the existence of a holy sign of Christian faith, and since then, the conifers started to be associated with Christianity. In time, the Germans began to take conifer trees within at Christmas and decorate them with candles to observe the holiday.
When Prince Albert of Germany married Queen Victoria of England, he moved his practice to the German Christmas tree in England. The first year he was in England, he grabbed a tree and had decorated his family. The people of England have been so overwhelmed, that the idea spread quickly, and before long everyone in England wanted their own Christmas tree "at their home.
This practice gradually extended to the new world. Initially, the Puritans who has committed our country banned Christmas celebrations in the world. In 1851, a minister of Cleveland has a Christmas tree in his church and almost lost his job because of it. During that year, the practice has become part of the market economy when a farmer named Mark Carr products and dragged two sleds of evergreen trees in New York. Despite the struggle of the early Puritans to tradition, the idea of Christmas trees has grown in the United States. In early 1900, one in five American homes had a Christmas tree. Christmas tree farms began to be lifted and farmers could meet the demand for barley.
In 1890 a man named FW Woolworth in the United States launched the idea of decorating a tree with glass ornaments. blown glass ornaments have long been a custom in Europe. From 1870 to 1930, the Germans created the most beautiful glass ornaments of the time. glassblowers have been recorded to have been German nearly 5,000 different molds for different variations and styles of Christmas decorations. At the turn of the century, there were over a hundred glass blowing shops in Europe that were all things Christmas production. These days there are only two German glass-blowing factories that are capable of precision required for ornamental fashion collections such as Christopher Radko.
The reputation of the Christmas tree continues to grow. The National Christmas Tree Association reports that in 2006, more than 28 million live Christmas trees were put up for sale in the United States. The use of an evergreen tree became such a classic symbol of the holiday season that sometimes go beyond religious boundaries. Today, many non-Christians prefer to display decorated evergreen tree in their homes during the month of December. Currently, synthetic Chri.
