Why do we decorate trees at christmas,we put all sorts of tinsel,baubles,lights etc on them,but where and why did it originate.
2006-12-07 00:19:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Trees are traditional in Norway and some other scandinavian countries as well as germany but were not tradional in Britain.....norway gave one to Queen Victoria and it became fashionable to do the same here....Norway still give london a tree each year...its the one in trafalgar square.....not sure why trees are traditional in Norway though!!
2006-12-07 00:22:53 · answer #1 · answered by king_badger 3 · 2⤊ 6⤋
Good publicity! Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were photographed standing next to their decorated tree and so it became fashionable.
The Norwegians annually send Britain a Spruce tree as a way of thanking the country for their help in provided safe haven for their king in WW2.
2006-12-07 12:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by kissmewarts 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In 1510 in Riga Latvia Martin Luther was the first person to decorate a tree with small candles to demonstrate to his grandchildren what twinkling stars looked like whilst looking up through the branches of a fur tree at night - as he had sheltered under a fur tree one night and noticed the stars twinkling in a slight breeze through the branches as he was looking up he was moved by this image.
2006-12-07 12:58:38 · answer #3 · answered by darkhorse 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was a german tradition brought over by prince albert. i heard that as the german forests were so thick, it was easy to get lost and especially at winter time any time out in the cold usually meant a quick death, and so they kept a tree in the corner of their huts and placed offerings underneath as a good will gesture to the spirits of the forest to look after them and let them get home.
2006-12-07 12:16:28 · answer #4 · answered by sonospartacus 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The first christmas tree came from norway as a gift from the royal
fanily.......since then we always seem to have christmas trees.
Also christmas trees are evergreen so it suits that time of year.
2006-12-07 15:37:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from European tribes who along time ago, before Christmas, worshiped trees. When the Christians came they told the pagan barbarians that they could keep the tree thing but now they were Christmas Trees.
2006-12-07 08:24:21 · answer #6 · answered by nckobra40 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Prince Albert started it,the husband of Queen Victoria
2006-12-07 08:28:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was originally a German idea. Prince Albert, a German, was married to Queen Victoria. He brought the idea to England of putting trees in your home and decrating them with candles.
2006-12-07 08:24:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the actual reason we have christmas trees in england is because when queen victoria married prince albert (a german) he bought that tradition with him, the tradition in england befor that was a yule time chocolate log, yes it's true we get a tree from norway but that's not the reason.
2006-12-07 15:40:54 · answer #9 · answered by MARY L 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Prince Albert brought the tradition with him from Germany in the nineteenth century. Although before that I am unsure
2006-12-07 08:32:17 · answer #10 · answered by Hendo 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Egyptions and Romans would bring evergreens into their homes in winter to remind them that spring would soon come.
2006-12-07 08:23:57 · answer #11 · answered by Issheit? 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋