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Christmas trees are said to have first appeared in ancient Rome during the Saturnalia festival in mid-December. Subsequently, the Germans took December 24 as the holiday of Adam and Eve, and put the "Paradise Tree" symbolizing the Garden of Eden in their homes, hung small cakes representing the holy bread, and lit candles. In the 16th century, the Reformer Martin Luther designed a Christmas tree with candles in his home to create a starry Christmas night.

However, there is another popular theory about the origin of the Christmas tree in the West: there is a kind farmer, on Christmas Day, warmly entertained a stray child, when parting, the child broke off a branch and stuck it in the ground, the branch immediately grew into a big tree, the child pointed to the tree and said to the farmer, every year today, the tree will be full of gifts to repay your hospitality. So, the Christmas trees that people see today are always full of small gifts.

Around the 16th century, Christmas trees first appeared in Germany, where the Germans brought evergreen pine and cypress branches to the house and turned them into Christmas trees. Later, Martin Luther, a German, placed the candle on a fir branch in the woods and lit the candle to make it look like a guide to Bethlehem. Nowadays, people have switched to small pink light bulbs.

One of them says that around the 16th century, Christmas trees first appeared in Germany, and the Germans brought evergreen pine and cypress branches to their houses to decorate them and made them Christmas trees. Later, Martin Luther, a German, placed the candle on a fir branch in the woods and lit the candle to make it look like a guide to Bethlehem.

Nowadays, people have switched to small pink light bulbs.

Another legend records. Once upon a time, a farmer met a poor child on Christmas Day, and he warmly welcomed the child. When the children left, they broke off a pine branch and stuck it in the ground, and the pine branch immediately turned into a tree, which was covered with gifts to thank the farmers for their kindness.

Christmas trees really appeared at Christmas, first seen in Germany, and then introduced to Europe and the United States, and became an indispensable decoration for Christmas with its beautiful posture. There are many types of Christmas trees, including natural pine and cypress Christmas trees, artificial Christmas trees and white Christmas trees. Each Christmas tree is adorned with a variety of ornaments, but at the top of each tree there must be a large star to symbolize that the three wise men followed the star to Jesus, and that only the head of the family could hang the star of hope.

ChristmasIt is a holiday in Western countries, so most countries have Christmas customs, such as Italy, the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Denmark, etc. The development of Christmas was from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the middle of the century, and the whole of America and Europe began to celebrate Christmas, and at the same time, the corresponding Christmas culture was gradually derived.

Christmas customs in various countries: book potatoes

1. Wales, England dressed as a dead horse and sang hymns.

Singing chants is an ancient Welsh custom at the winter solstice, a disguised continuation of pagan festivals before the advent of Christmas.

People gather around a man dressed as a dead horse's skull, and then wait from house to house singing chants, hoping to get some food as a gift and pray for good luck for everyone. This is not some overseas anecdote, but a recorded allusion, ** in the widely sung hymn, we sing Christmas toasts.

2. Christmas wooden people in Catalonia, Spain.

In Catalonia, Spain, every year on December 8, every household has a little wooden Christmas man, wearing Little Red Riding Hood. Each owner would leave something to eat for the little wooden man during the meal, and also wrapped the wooden man in a blanket to prevent him from starving and freezing.

Then, while the children are not looking, hide the Christmas present under the blanket, anyway, the wooden man is hollow, and the children will think that the gift is really the wooden man's poop.

3. Norway hides a broom on Christmas Eve.

Norwegians take the trouble to hide all their brooms every Christmas Eve, and many of the big men take out their shotguns and shoot them into the air as a warning, which is a pagan custom. There is also an allusion to this: according to local legend, witches and other devils will haunt on Christmas Eve, and witches must walk the rivers and lakes with a broom.

4. Germany. The country of origin of the Christmas tree. A religious believer's home will always have a beautiful Christmas tree, and there are many kinds of Christmas cakes.

5. Australia.

A woman of marriageable age pours melted tin into cold water at Christmas, looking at its shape, to ** the appearance of her future husband, tall, short, fat and thin.

6. Czech Republic. An unmarried Czech girl at Christmas, throwing the peeled apple behind her back. Christmas customs and etiquette, they thought that by doing so, they could see the first letter of the future husband's surname.

On Christmas Eve, Germans begin to wrap up the stove and decorate the Christmas tree with colorful lights, and on Christmas Day, they gather with family and friends to enjoy roast goose, sausages and other delicacies, and hang the decorations on the top of the Christmas tree.

What are the traditions of Christmas in Germany.

1. Give gifts to each other.

There is a tradition of giving gifts to each other at Christmas in Germany. On Christmas Eve, Germans pick out the right gifts, wrap them with their own hands, and give them to family or friends on Christmas Day, and some parents put the gifts in their children's shoes or socks, pretending to be from Santa Claus.

2. Dress up the Christmas tree.

Christmas in Germany cannot be without a Christmas tree, and on Christmas Eve, every family will put a Christmas tree in their home and hang colorful decorations such as lanterns and Santa hats above. The parsley ornament on the top of the Christmas tree will be put on Christmas Day to signify the arrival of Christmas.

3. Enjoy the food.

Christmas in Germany is also a time for family reunions, where friends and family gather to enjoy delicious roast goose and sausages, bond with each other, and after dinner, people open up and dance and play.