Christmas Tree (Christmas Decorations) Complete Details

A Christmas tree is an evergreen tree decorated with fir or pine with lights and decorations. As one of the important components of Christmas, the modern Christmas tree originated in Germany, and then gradually popularized around the world, becoming one of the most famous traditions in the Christmas celebration.

It is said that the Christmas tree first appeared in ancient Rome in mid-December, the so-called Agnus Dei. Nowadays, it is common for people to get an evergreen plant, such as a pine tree, into the house or outdoors around Christmas and decorate it with Christmas lights and colorful ornaments. And put an angel or star on top of the tree.

Basic introduction Chinese name ：Christmas tree Foreign name ：Christmas tree Function ：Christmas represents one of the elements of the world ：Botanical world Decorative role ：Often used as a Christmas tree tower body Order ：Pine order History, development and evolution of time evolution of the commonly used species of pine and cypress, Pinus sylvestris, pine fir genus, genus spruce, genus pine, the history of the story, the history of the development and evolution of the said that the Christmas tree first appeared in Ancient Rome, the first time in the middle of December in the agricultural god of the festival, the first Christmas tree is said to appear in the ancient Rome. In mid-December, on the Feast of the Gods of Agriculture, the German missionary Nichols dedicated a fir tree to the Holy Child in the 8th century AD. Subsequently, the Germans took December 24 as the festival of Adam and Eve, and put the "Paradise Tree" at home to symbolize the Garden of Eden, and hung small sweet cakes on it to symbolize the atonement of sins; they also lit candles and balls to symbolize Christ. In the 16th century, Martin Luther, the Reformer, designed a Christmas tree with candles and balls in order to have a starry Christmas night. In the 18th century, it became popular among German Lutherans, and in the 19th century it became popular throughout Germany, becoming a y rooted German tradition. In the early 19th century, the Christmas tree came to England; in the mid-19th century, Albert (husband of Queen Victoria, German prince) popularized it. The Victorian Christmas tree was decorated with candles, sweets and fancy pastries, and hung from the branches with ribbons and paper chains. Christmas trees were brought to North America by German immigrants as early as the 17th century and became popular in the 19th century. It was also popular in Austria, Switzerland, Poland and the Netherlands. In China and Japan, Christmas trees were introduced by American missionaries in the 19th and 20th centuries and are decorated with colorful paper flowers. Evolution of time Traditionally, Christmas trees are not erected and decorated until Christmas Eve (December 24th) and then removed after Twelfth Night (January 6th). Both advancing and pushing back this date were considered unlucky. However, the modern Christmas shopping season has most stores putting up their Christmas trees by the end of October. (In the U.K. Selfridge's opens its Christmas department, including the Christmas tree, in early September.) In most American homes, it is customary to put up the tree immediately after Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November) until after the New Year. Some American families do not begin putting up their Christmas trees until the second week of December, and Christmas trees are erected until January 6 (Epiphany). In Germany, the tree is traditionally erected on December 24th, but some people put it up 1-2 weeks earlier. In Australia, the tree is put up one week before the school summer vacation; the exception is South Australia, where most trees are put up in early November (after the Adelaide Credit Union Christmas celebration). Common Tree Species Pinaceae Pinaceae is a collective name for the Pinaceae, Taxodiaceae, Cupressaceae, and Araucariaceae of the gymnosperm family Pinaceae. Among them, most of the trees in the Cypress family do not show a triangular tower, and are seldom used as Christmas trees; meanwhile, the trees in the Southern Fir family are native to the Southern Hemisphere (except for New Zealand and Australia, which are located in the Southern Hemisphere), and are usually used as Christmas trees only in the Southern Hemisphere, and are seldom used as Christmas trees elsewhere; in the Pine family and the Fir family, the number of species in the Pinaceae family is more than ten times as many as that of the Fir family, and therefore the plants in the Pine family are often used as Christmas trees. Christmas trees. Fir (Abies) of the Pinaceae family More than ten species of fir (Abies) of the Pinaceae family are the most used Christmas trees in the world, and they are the most popular species because of their beautiful shapes, pleasing colors and smells, and their foliage that does not peel off easily after being cut down and dried. Among them, the European fir (Abies alba, also known as fir, white fir) is considered to be the most traditional Christmas tree. Spruce (Picea abies alba) Spruce, like fir, has a tower-like shape and striped, hard foliage, and is also one of the main species of Christmas trees. Among them, Norway spruce (Picea abies) is a very common Christmas tree because it is easy to grow and inexpensive. The Pine Genus Members of the pine genus, such as the European red pine, stone pine and other pines, are also chosen as Christmas tree species in some regions. But in much smaller quantities than fir and spruce. Historical Stories In the old days, Arsace, Germany (now generally translated as Alsace, part of France), was the place where Christmas trees were produced. According to the legend, a hermit saint named Florentin, who lived in a wood in Alsace, was very fond of children. One Christmas, he wanted all the children in the neighborhood to play happily together, but he was poor and had no money to buy the toys and candies that the children loved, so he was very upset about this. One morning, while walking in the woods, Florentin suddenly saw a small fir tree, which was covered with snow and had many small ice bars hanging from its branches, which shone beautifully when the sun shone on them. He took the tree back and planted it in a pot. And he gathered some wild fruits in the forest, and mixed them with flour, and made little cakes in the shape of crosses or stars, and hung them on the branches of the tree. And he put some small candles on the branches of the tree, and made the tree colorful and beautiful. To Christmas night, Fleurontin played the bell, the children heard, all ran to his hut, everyone around the tree, singing Christmas songs with hands and feet, and then Fleurontin to the children to eat the cakes, so that everyone had a happy Christmas. Later, this custom was passed down. In 1837, the German Princess Helen, married to a French duke, the Christmas tree with her also spread to Paris. In 1841, Victoria's husband put a Christmas tree in front of Windsor Palace. The custom spread from the royal family to the aristocracy and then to the people. In 1830, a large number of German immigrants came to the United States. These people were Catholics and Christians, mostly scattered throughout New York and New England. Their Christmas trees attracted the attention and imitation of the locals, and later became popular in American churches and homes. Around the world, especially in Europe, America and Australia, Christmas trees have become the most lively and lovely decorations in Christmas, embellishing the colorfulness of Christmas and symbolizing happiness and hope. Christmas tree decorations seem to be similar all over the world. Since Christmas is in winter, Christmas trees are made of evergreen trees. Most of them are small palm trees or pines, four or five feet tall, planted in large flower pots, covered with colorful candles or lights, and hung with all kinds of decorations and ribbons, as well as children's toys and gifts from family members. Once it is decorated, place it in a corner of the living room. For churches, auditoriums, or public **** places, the Christmas tree is taller and presents can be placed underneath. According to Christmas customs, the first Christmas tree was a small palm tree by the side of the road in the city of Bethlehem (modern-day Bethlehem, Israel). On the first night of Jesus' birth, when the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph were walking to the city of Berean, they were very tired, so the Virgin rested under the tree, and the little palm tree, as if favored, spread its branches to protect the Virgin from the cold wind. It was in the middle of that night that Jesus Christ was born. At that moment, a particularly bright star appeared in the sky, emitting a marvelous light, which shot directly to the head of the little palm tree and hovered in a beautiful circle of light. From then on, the little palm tree took a place of honor in Christmas. It was only in the nineteenth century that the Christmas tree became popular all over the world. During the Middle Ages, in a popular German religious play, in a scene in the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve betrayed God after the creation of man, a palm tree full of apples was used to represent the Tree of Life or the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Later the faithful moved the tree of life in the play to their homes to symbolize the coming of the Savior. With the development of this symbol, by the fifteenth century, decorating the Christmas tree, had become a custom.