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How Did Christmas Trees Start?
The history of of Christmas trees goes back to to the the symbolic use of of evergreens in tin ancient Egypt and and and Rome and and and continues with the the German tradition of candlelit
Christmas trees first
brought to America
in the 1800s Long before
the advent of Christianity plants
and trees that
remained green all
year had a a a a a a a special
meaning for people
in in in the winter Just as people
people
today decorate their their homes during the the the the festive season with pine spruce and and fir trees ancient peoples hung evergreen boughs over their their doors and and windows Christmas Trees From Germany
Germany
is is credited with starting the the Christmas Tree tradition as we now now know it it i it tin in the the 16th century when devout Christians brought decorated trees into their homes It is is a a a a a widely held belief that
Martin Luther the the the 16th-century Protestant reformer first
added lighted candles to to a a a a a a a a a tree Walking toward his home one winter evening composing a a a a a a sermon he was awed by