The custom of decorating the Christmas tree came to us from Germany. There is a tradition that started the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree put German reformer Martin Luther.
The custom of decorate the Christmas tree came to us from Germany. There is a tradition that started the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree put German reformer Martin Luther. In 1513, returning home on Christmas Eve, Luther was fascinated and impressed by the beauty of the stars studded the firmament so thick that it seemed as if the crown of the trees and the stars glisten.
At home, he put down the Christmas tree and decorated it with candles, and perched on top of a star in memory of the star of Bethlehem, specify the path to the cave where Jesus was born.
We also know that in the XVI century in innermost Europe in the Christmas night was made to put on the middle of the table a small tree beech, decorated with small boiled in honey apples, plums, pears and hazelnuts.
In the second half of the XVII century in the German and Swiss homes have already been distributed to go together the custom decorated Christmas meal not only deciduous and coniferous trees. The main thing that it was a toy value, small Christmas trees were hung from the ceiling, along with sweets and apples, and only later the custom to decorate the guest room, one bulky tree.
In XVIII-XIX centuries the tradition of decorating Christmas tree has spread not only throughout Germany, but also appeared in England, Austria, Czech Republic, Holland, Denmark. In America, Christmas trees were also thanks to German immigrants. First tree decorated with candles, fruits and sweets, and later entered into a convention toy wax, wool, cardboard, and then the glass.
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