Have you ever wondered how the custom of reducing a fir tree or evergreen, and connecting lights and ornaments to it happened? Well, according to numerous online sources, fir trees were not brought within at Christmas time up until the 16th century in Germany and England, and not up until much later to America. Lots of other conventional holiday customs, consisting of images of Santa Claus, holiday songs, hand blown glass accessories, and the lighting of the Christmas tree came from in Europe. The legend of the latter is that Martin Luther came from the tradition of decorating trees in celebration of Christmas, by bringing a little fir tree indoors and decorating it with lighted candle lights in honor of Christ’s birth. This practice gradually spread out throughout Europe and came to the United States as immigrants brought their Christmas customs with them.
Today, everyone has a lighted Christmas tree, and it certainly wouldn’t be Christmas without it! Lowe’s and Home Depot have a nice choice of pre-lit Christmas trees in all sizes and designs that require minimal set up. The benefit to buying a pre-lit Christmas tree is that you do not have to mess with untangling the light strands every season, simply to get yourself tangled back up with them while getting lightheaded going around tree putting them simply right on the tree!
The legend of the latter is that Martin Luther came from the tradition of decorating trees in celebration of Christmas, by bringing a little fir tree indoors and decorating it with lighted candle lights in honor of Christ’s birth. The advantage to buying a pre-lit Christmas tree is that you do not have to mess with untangling the light hairs every season, just to get yourself tangled back up with them while getting lightheaded going around tree putting them simply right on the tree! Let’s not forget the natural trees in your lawn that make beautiful, magnificent lighted Christmas tree displays throughout the vacation season.