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2. Christmas tree - Wikipedia

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   Christmas tree decorated with lights, stars, and glass balls Glade jul by Viggo Johansen (1891) Typical North American family decorating Christmas tree (c. 1970s). A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer, such as a spruce, pine or fir, or an artificial tree of similar appearance, associated with the celebration of Christmas.

3. Christmas traditions - Wikipedia

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   The Christmas tree is considered by some as Christianisation of pagan tradition and ritual surrounding the Winter Solstice, which included the use of evergreen boughs, and an adaptation of pagan tree worship; [25] according to eighth-century biographer Æddi Stephanus, Saint Boniface (634–709), who was a missionary in Germany, took an axe to ...

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   Frosty Brown Christmas Tree With Warm White LED Lights. If you're okay with a non-traditional Christmas tree, this one is a great choice. It's not leafy and doesn't have strong branches that can ...

5. Festivus - Wikipedia

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   Festivus (/ ˈ f ɛ s t ɪ v ə s /) is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the perceived pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season.Originally created by author Daniel O'Keefe, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike", [1] [2] which O'Keefe's son, Dan O'Keefe, co-wrote.

6. Holiday History: Why Do We Put Up and Decorate Trees?

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   According to TIME Magazine , 1931 was the first year that this special location displayed a Christmas tree, when a 20-ft.-tall balsam was put up on Christmas Eve by the construction workers who ...

7. Tinsel - Wikipedia

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   Tinsel. Tinsel garland on a Christmas tree. Tinsel is a type of decorative material that mimics the effect of ice, consisting of thin strips of sparkling material attached to a thread. When in long narrow strips not attached to thread, it is called " lametta ", and emulates icicles. It was originally a metallic garland for Christmas decoration.