Which country started the Christmas tree tradition?

Answer 1

Germany.

Answer 2

It wasn't a country, more a culture or region. Before Christianity took over northern Europe. The Europeans would celebrate the holiday Yule. They would revel with evergreen trees on fire. Hence we get the phrase yuletide cheer. The reindeer, and Santa are ancient pagan characters that people of European decent have refused to let go.

Also when the early Church began to convert the pagan heathens, the Church found that the barbarians would not give up their festive holidays in the heart of winter. Also the Romans used to celebrate a gift giving holiday called Saturnalia around the end of December.

The Church relented and allowed the Barbarians, Pagans, and Heathens to have their festive Holiday as long as they worshiped Christ as their one and only God. In the Bible there is no reference to the actual date of Jesus Christs' birth. So the Church took those Pagan holidays and made them a day to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

One last reference to the long lost European religions that still exist today.

Sun day - Sunday
Moon day - Monday
Tiws day - Tuesday
Wodins day - Wednesday
Thors day - Thursday
Freyja day - Friday
Saturn day - Saturday

Pope Gregory the Great was a genius at appeasing the hethans to have them convert. He named the majority of the days of the week after the pagan gods.

Answer 3

Germany

Answer 4

The custom probable began with the giving of presents to infants on the banquet of Saint Nicholas, from whom we get the call Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas grow to be a 4th century (1700 years in the past) bishop who grew to become nicely-enjoyed in part for giving presents of money anonymously to undesirable infants so human beings copied his movements on his banquet, December 6th. The reformation bring about the suppression of many Saints day as some protestants disapproved of the very concept of Saints. by way of fact the present giving grow to be so familiar, they desperate that the presents would desire to acquire by employing the Christ newborn - the Christenkind - who continues to be a nicely-liked parent in many ecu international places, no longer Santa. in the u . s . a .'s melting pot, those traditions grew to become at a loss for words and Santa Claus moved to Christmas with the provides, have been given mixed up with the ChristenKind making Kris Kringle and additionally with the British parent of father Christmas ensuing in the atypical composite we've in the present day.

Answer 5

In ancient Rome early Christians were doused with oil and set a fire in the coliseum, achieving martyrdom. In memory of their sacrifice, medieval Europeans put lighted candles on trees for the birthday of the savior. Merry Christmas.