Christmas tree-Orgins

Christmas tree tradition was born in Alsace, where he inserted a tree and dressed it with paper

ornaments and apples.

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A big supporter of this custom was Martin

Luther, who advocated spending the holidays at home. Christmas

trees so they quickly became popular in

Protestant Germany.

Prevalence of Christmas trees

Somewhat later this custom took the

Catholic Church, and to spread it across the Northern and Central

Europe.

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In the nineteenth century had established a Christmas tree in

England and France, then to the countries of

Southern Europe. Since then, the most recognizable symbol

of Christmas.

From the tree came to Polish?

Moved it to a Polish German Protestants in the late eighteenth and

early nineteenth century (during the

partition) and initially was only encountered in the cities. From this custom just moved to

the countryside.

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Autor:Karolina Arabska Class 1 C