which year was it? 1841 or 1721?
2006-12-06 16:45:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
i don't know
2006-12-06 16:53:16 · answer #1 · answered by Rounash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aside from scattered instances which probably occurred earlier, the first notable appearance of the Christmas Tree in England was in 1841, when Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, included it in the holiday festivities in the royal household. He imported the tradition from Germany, where decorating trees was a centuries-old tradition.
2006-12-07 01:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by Palmerpath 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several cities in the United States lay claim to the country's first Christmas tree. Windsor Locks, Connecticut, claims that a Hessian soldier put up a Christmas tree in 1777 while imprisoned at the Noden-Reed House, thus making it the home of the first Christmas tree in New England. The "First Christmas Tree in America" is also claimed by Easton, Pennsylvania, where German settlers purportedly erected a Christmas tree in 1816. In his diary, Matthew Zahm of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, recorded the use of a Christmas tree in 1821 -- leading Lancaster to also lay claim to the first Christmas Tree in America.
2006-12-07 07:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by james g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋