The tree at the heart of Christmas

Decorating a fir has been a festive custom for years.

Trees covered with decorations are a big part of celebrating Christmas. Evergreen trees and plants, which keep their leaves all year round, have traditionally been used to celebrate life and nature. The importance of evergreens Evergreen plants have been connected to the winter solstice for a long time. The solstice is the shortest day of the year, with the least daylight, which takes place around 21 December. In ancient Egypt people believed that at this time of year the weather grows colder because the Sun god, Ra, gets weak. The people decorated their houses with green palm leaves during the winter solstice as a sign of life triumphing over death and of their hopes for the warmer months to come. The first Christmas trees The tradition of Christmas trees as…

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