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Sep 29, 2024 · Over time, Christmas trees became international but the way they were decorated slightly changed. The traditional way of decorating them went from German pretzel-and-nuts to modern tinsel and electric lights, which shows how our culture has a way of shaping our traditions.
Dec 17, 2021 · Christmas trees mainly from Denmark, with a 91% share of imports; Lebkuchen: slight increase in production and exports in 2020 despite lockdown in winter; Popular Christmas meal: carps are produced mainly in Bayern and Sachsen; German non-governmental organisations: 1.33 billion euros for developing countries in 2020; WIESBADEN – Christmas is ...
- Christmas Tree Origins
- The German Tradition of Christmas Trees
- Germans Introduced Christmas Trees to America, England and France
- Real vs Artificial Christmas Trees
- Christmas Trees Across The World
- Enjoy The Holiday Season!
The undisputed king of Christmas decor, the Christmas tree, makes an appearance in hallways and living rooms around the world, topped with a star, an angel or other type of decoration depending on each household’s preference. But how did this odd practice of bringing trees indoors to dress them in an array of tinsel, lights and ornaments become the...
While evergreen trees have always had a special meaning for people across the world during winter, and decorating homes during the cold winter weatherwas common practice long before Christianity, the first placement of Christmas trees to celebrate the holiday was seen in Germany, sometime around the 1500s. The story goes that in 1510 a group of Ger...
As Christmas tree mania spread through Germany, the trend began to spill over into the rest of the world. German settlers in Pennsylvania brought the trees to America, while Queen Victoria’s German husband Prince Albert is said to have exported the trend to the United Kingdom; shortly thereafter Christmas trees became all the rage in the British up...
Today, Europe buys around 50 million “real” Christmas trees each year, to celebrate the holiday season. While real trees are still very popular, there is also a large demand for synthetic, artificial evergreens. Artificial Christmas trees have a longer history than many people realise, too. In the late 1800s, Christmas tree production in Germany wa...
Even though the tradition started in Germany, many countries that have adopted the practice have given it their own twist. From Japan to South Africa, the tradition has been embraced and adapted to suit the customs of each country. For example, in many southern-hemisphere countries, such as Brazil and South Africa, Christmas falls during the summer...
Whether you're putting up a real or an artificial tree this year - or even if you won't have one at all - we wish you a merry Christmas and an amazing New Year!
- Emily Proctor
Dec 15, 2023 · Most popular Christmas presents in Germany 2023. Which category do the Christmas presents you want to buy belong to this year?
Germany’s Tannenbaum (Christmas Tree) The German religious reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) is often credited with starting the Christmas tree custom, but the first appearance of a Tannenbaum was recorded in Germany many years after Luther’s death. It was in 1605 in Strasbourg in Alsace, then in Germany, that a chronicler wrote (in old ...
Dec 20, 2022 · In 2020, the area of domestic cultivation covered 15,900 hectares. Last year, Christmas trees were cultivated on a total of 3,350 agricultural holdings. Official statistics, however, do not record the number of Christmas trees grown in Germany.
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Dec 22, 2020 · The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that just under 88% of the total of approximately 2.3 million fresh Christmas trees imported to Germany in 2019 came from Denmark, its northern neighbour.
