Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Since the late 1980s, artificial Christmas trees have replaced a portion of the natural trees and thus eliminated the need to dispose of the tree. These are simply disassembled and put into storage after the Knut's party. [14] A number of trees are as of 2012 disposed around Twelfth Night, almost a week before St. Knut's Day. [15]
More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available.. User:Ceranthor/CV; User:Dream Focus/Barnstars, kittens, cookies, and holiday greetings
Feather Christmas trees were first created in Germany in the 1880s [1] [2] or 1890s [3] and are regarded as one of the first types of artificial Christmas trees. [2] [4] These first artificial trees were, in part, a response to growing environmental concerns in the late 19th century concerning deforestation associated with the harvest of Christmas trees in Germany. [2]
"O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches"—this popular seasonal song begins by complimenting the Christmastime symbol we all automatically associate with the holiday.
An image of the British royal family with their Christmas tree at Windsor Castle created a sensation when it was published in the Illustrated London News in 1848. A modified version of this image was published in Godey's Lady's Book, Philadelphia in 1850. [79] [80] By the 1870s, putting up a Christmas tree had become common in America. [79]
The Yule log is recorded in the folklore archives of much of England, but particularly in collections covering the West Country and the North Country. [13] For example, in his section regarding "Christmas Observances", J. B. Partridge recorded then-current (1914) Christmas customs in Yorkshire, Britain involving the Yule log as related by "Mrs. Day, Minchinhampton (Gloucestershire), a native ...
A glass Christmas pickle. The Christmas pickle is an American Christmas tradition. A decoration in the shape of a pickle is hidden on a Christmas tree, with the finder receiving either a reward or good fortune for the next year. There are a number of different origin stories attributed to the tradition, including one originating in Germany.
Christmas Tree (short story collection), a 1933 collection of short stories by British author Eleanor Smith; The Christmas Tree (French: L'arbre de Noël), a 1967 novel by French author Michel Bataille; The Christmas Tree, a 1981 novel by Irish author Jennifer Johnston; The Christmas Tree, a 1996 novella by American author Julie Salamon