What is the ignition ceremony for?

The lighting ceremony is to light the fir branches in the forest by inserting candles, which is a German folk custom. Lighting ceremony is an indispensable sacred ceremony to welcome Christmas, and the custom of lighting Christmas has a long history. Christmas lighting ceremony means the beginning of Christmas, similar to China's "off-year". According to legend, Martin Luther, a German missionary, lit a candle on a branch of a Chinese fir tree in the 6th century A.D./KLOC, making it look like the starlight leading people to Bethlehem, just as the Magi found Jesus according to the stars in the sky two thousand years ago. Christmas lighting ceremony means the beginning of Christmas. Nowadays, the lighting ceremony is mostly used in Christmas marketing and publicity activities, including various activities, which gives the Christmas lighting ceremony unusual significance.