| Your child's just reached the age where
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| | the first people to bring actual trees
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| Christmas really matters. All the
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| | indoors-a mid-winter symbol of the
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| preparations, all the planning and
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| | promise of the coming warmth of
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| decorating, everything about the holidays
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| | spring.The German Saxons may have been
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| is an exciting experience for him. Along
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| | the first to light their trees with
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| with the excitement comes the
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| | candles, and to adorn them with
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| curiosity-about the colors, the songs,
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| | decorations-trinkets of good fortune.
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| the traditions each family observes.As
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| | The tradition of the indoor evergreen was
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| adults, we're used to our own family's
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| | so strong in Germany, it's believed that
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| way of celebrating. We hang the lights a
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| | the first use of Christmas trees by
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| certain way, bake specific cakes and
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| | Christians developed there, with some
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| cookies, we even watch certain holiday TV
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| | experts placing its origin as far back as
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| shows, year after year-because, well,
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| | the eighth century.The first recorded
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| that's just the way we do it.For those
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| | Christmas tree in England was in 1841,
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| families who celebrate Christmas, one
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| | when Queen Victoria's husband,
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| tradition almost universal is the
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| | German-born Prince Albert, set up a tree
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| Christmas tree. It's perhaps the most
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| | in Windsor Castle. In America, German
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| recognized symbol of Christmas in any
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| | immigrants were using Christmas trees as
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| home, and it's so pervasive in our
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| | far back as the 1830's. The custom took
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| culture that we rarely ask ourselves:
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| | several decades to catch on in the U.S.,
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| Who first decided to bring a tree inside,
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| | as most people correctly assumed its
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| as a way of marking the holiday? Chances
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| | pagan origins, but by the 1890's the
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| are, your child will ask at some
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| | indoor decorated Christmas tree was a
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| point.Like most of our holiday
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| | staple in most American homes.Today we
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| traditions, the origin of the Christmas
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| | tend to decorate our trees with ornaments
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| tree isn't exactly clear, but it's
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| | which have significant meaning to our
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| probably rooted in ancient times, and
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| | lives. Early ornaments, particularly in
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| probably connected to religious rituals.
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| | Europe, included even food-delicacies
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| Many ancient cultures revered evergreen
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| | intended to satisfy the spirits of good
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| trees, which stayed green in the winter
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| | luck.As far as your child is concerned,
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| while other trees were bare. The
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| | of course, your Christmas tree has a
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| evergreens served as a reminder that
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| | completely different purpose. It's a
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| winter would pass, and the land would
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| | landmark-if you had no tree, where would
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| once again be fruitful.As far back as
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| | Santa leave all his gifts?Brought to you
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| ancient Rome, evergreens were used as a
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| | by Imaginary Greetings, a regular
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| part of the Saturnalia festival-the New
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| | contributor of valuable family oriented
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| Year celebration. Romans exchanged
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| | content. Find out how to truly light up
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| branches and twigs of evergreens as a
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| | your child's eyes this holiday season
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| good-luck blessing.Many historians
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| | like never before with a personalized
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| believe that pagans of Scandinavia were
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| | phone call from Santa.
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