Where did the tradition of Christmas trees come from?

Question

What does hacking down a pine tree and putting presents under it, with tinsel and lights have to do with the birth of Jesus

(ok the star and gifts i understand)

Answer 1

Germany!

The fir tree has a long association with Christianity, it began in Germany almost 1,000 years ago when St Boniface, who converted the German people to Christianity, was said to have come across a group of pagans worshipping an oak tree. In anger, St Boniface is said to have cut down the oak tree and to his amazement a young fir tree sprung up from the roots of the oak tree. St Boniface took this as a sign of the Christian faith. But it was not until the 16th century that fir trees were brought indoors at Christmas time.

Answer 2

When I was in the Boy Scouts years ago, there was a special Christmas edition of Boys Life magazine that told a story of how the Christmas tree came to be. In the story, a family who can hardly afford to care for themselves takes in a lost child on Christmas Eve. They give the child all the best food, even though it means they'll all go hungry that night. And they give them the best bed by the fireplace, even though it means they'll be uncomfrotable and cold. Well, in the middle of the night, just after midnight, their awakened by a very bright light coming from outside their house. Going outside, they see the child, only he's no longer in rags. He's actually the Christ child and in gratitude for the families kindness he presents them with a tree that will bear fruit the whole year round to keep them from starving to death.

Then there's L. Frank Baum's explination in "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus." In the twelth chapter of the second part of the book (which would make it the nineteenth chapter overall) Claus is about to make his yearly trip when he learns of three children who live in a sandy region where there are no trees at all. These children are neglected by their parents and so their Christmas wasn't going to be a very merry one. So before he sets out for his ride he picks up the top of a pine tree. This he sets in the sand outside the childrens ten and decorates it with candles and the children's toys.

By the time Baum wrote his story, the Christmas tree was already a well entranched part of the holiday season. It came over to the New World with German immigrants. The link below will give some idea towards the history of the Christmas tree.

Answer 3

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