We had a big response to our recent post about dying Christmas traditions. But if Christmas has proven one thing over the centuries it has been a resilient ability to constantly evolve into ever creative new levels of celebration. For example, the Christmas tree wasn’t always a part of Christmas. While historians lay claim to the idea that pagans gave rise to the tradition long before Christianity, as this video points out the celebration of the tree as a religious symbol really pre-dates it all. Regardless, the modern Christmas tree didn’t really get its start until the mid-19th century. And it’s going strong today even if a 21st century tree looks vastly different than the Victorian era evergreen of theRead more
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