Prince Albert brought a tree from
Germany to Windsor Castle in the year 1841
Could he ever have imagined that this would be
a tradition that would go on and on
The Royal family were illustrated standing with
their family around a decorated tree
and the general public considered good enough
for royalty and good enough for me
In Victorian times candles were placed and lit on the tree
to represent stars in the sky at the birth of Jesus
No such dangerous antics now it’s electric fairy lights
for us
Other decorations used were sweets and cakes hung on
the branches with ribbons - strange I hear you say
Until Woolworths in the year 1880 introduced tree
ornaments which were very successful by the way
The decorating of the Christmas tree comes from long ago
When in winter trees lost their leaves and people were very
superstitious then you know
To encourage the tree spirits to return they hung strips of coloured
cloth from the bare branches of the tree
In spring when the leaves returned they considered it was because
they had made the trees beautiful you see
Bringing small fir trees indoors was a tradition started in Germany as
you probably know
and decorating them even though they keep their leaves is a tradition
from long ago
So no matter if your tree is real or artificial it matters not
Because you are following a tradition that has not been forgot
by Margmax 2012
http://www.getwellversed.com/
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