At Christmas most households have a Christmas tree, these can been artificial or evergreen coniferous trees. They are decorated with Christmas lights, ornaments and tinsel. Quite often you will see an angel or star sitting on top of the Christmas Tree. It was in Germany in the 16th century that the tradition of decorating an evergreen tree began.
The tradition of the Christmas tree did not spread out of Germany until the 1700’s when they were introduced into Canada by soldiers stationed in Quebec. In the early 1800’s the Russian nobility took a great interest in the Christmas tree and the tradition spread rapidly and they introduced it into Vienna from whence it spread into France in 1840.
A Christmas tree was given as a gift by Germany to Britain’s royal family in the early 1800’s and for some years this tradition stayed within the royal family. It was not until Queen Victoria’s marriage to the German, Prince Albert, that the tradition of the Christmas tree became widespread throughout Britain.
In America the Christmas tree tradition became popular after an image of Queen Victoria’s Christmas was published in the “Godey’s Lady’s Book” in 1850. The image showed the royal family gathered around a decorated tree.
The world’s tallest decorated Christmas tree can be found in Blue River, Oregon and stands, at last measurement, 160 feet high.
Christmas Trees
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