Posted on February 13, 2010.
Traditions of Christmas tree you can not know about There are hundreds of Christmas traditions passed down from generation to generation, culture to culture. Traditions like the Christmas tree in the parlor of the Christmas wreath on the door, mistletoe hung from the chandelier, gifts under the tree, stockings hung above the fireplace and cookies left for good OLE St. Nicolas. The Christmas tree tradition is the most popular across all cultures.
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Austria and Germany, the tops of evergreens were cut and hung upside down in a corner of the room. They would then decorate these conifers with apples, nuts and strips of red paper. The Christmas tree decorated with apples represented the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden. Today, the Christmas tree or Tannenbaum in Germany is traditionally decorated in secret by the mother with lights, garlands and ornaments. The rest of the family to see him on Christmas Eve with cookies, nuts and gifts under its branches.
husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert brought the first Christmas tree at Windsor Castle in 1834 which began his popularity in England. This popularity across the United States and in 1850 he had become very fashionable in the eastern states.
Christmas trees are imported into Greenland, because there are no trees there, they decorate their trees with candles and bright ornaments.
The first Christmas tree decorated with outdoor electric lights was the market square in the town of Pietarsaari, Finland in 1905.
Norwegians decorate their Christmas trees and then join hands and sing songs while walking around it. The tree is usually decorated by the parents while the children wait impatiently outside the room. After the tree is decorated with a Norwegian ritual known as' round the Christmas tree "is made. The family joined hands around the tree and walks, then around singing Christmas carols. After they exchanged gifts.
Even in warm climates at Christmas tradition of decorating trees there. In Australia, Christmas is in the middle of summer. Many Australians decorate Christmas bushes that are native plants with little red flowered leaves. In Brazil, the pine trees are decorated with small pieces of cotton to represent falling snow.
Christmas trees in Sweden are decorated with stars, Sunburst and snowflakes from straw. Spain has a tradition of fun playing a game called Catalonia in the trunk of a tree that is filled with goodies and children affected the trunk, as the pia±ata is struck in Mexico, trying to hit the goodies like nuts, almonds, caramel and other goodies.
