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Dec 1, 2023 · The life cycle of a Christmas tree. Coniferous trees were first used as Christmas decorations 400 years ago in Germany. The tradition later spread to the rest of Europe. On our side of the ocean, a German immigrant brought the custom to Sorel, Quebec, in 1781.
What is confirmed is that Canada’s connection to Christmas trees is heavily tied to German history. The first official Christmas tree in North America was put up on December 24, 1781, in Sorel, Quebec, at a party hosted by Baroness Frederika Charlotte Riedesel for British and German officers.
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Many people will attribute the “first” Christmas tree to St. Boniface in the 8th century, where he apparently used the shape and colour to teach the Germanic tribes about the Holy Trinity and ever-lasting life. There aren’t any contemporary sources to collaborate this, though. In the Middle Ages, Christmas-themed mystery plays (always based on Bibl...
Ah, at the darkest time of the year, we crave light and warmth more than ever. We light our Christmas trees up, with a raging debate between coloured and white lights persisting to this day. However, obviously LED lights weren’t an option in the past… Candles it is! The first recorded account of candles in a tree is 1660. People have also credit Pr...
Though the credit is incorrectly given as Prince Albert most often, Queen Charlotte (wife of George III) introduced the Christmas tree to Britain. Charlotte of Mecklinberg-Strelitz grew up in a German principality, and brought the tradition of a decorated Yew bough to England. In 1800, instead of a single Yew bough, Charlotte had a Yew tree brought...
The Christmas tree has undoubtedly been immensely popular in 2020. Many of my friends finally got their first tree this year! And many others made the switch from artificial tree to real. But why? I’ve got a few theories. Firstly, most of us aren’t going anywhere for the holidays. Many people choose not to have their own tree because they are alway...
If you are interested in more holiday history and how our beloved Christmas traditions came to be, please get yourself a copy of An Historian’s Guide to Christmas- 2,000 Years of Holiday History! Along with Christmas trees, I look at many of the staples of Christmas celebrations and dive into why we do what we do. (I would incredibly grateful for y...
Sep 8, 2016 · The History of the the Christmas Tree. The first documented Christmas tree in Canada dates from 1781 when Baroness Riedesel decorated an evergreen tree at a Christmas Eve party. After being released from captivity in New York, she was celebrating the season (in traditional German fashion).
Dec 14, 2011 · Christmas Trees in Canada . The first Christmas tree in North America appeared on Christmas Eve 1781, in Sorel, Québec, when the baroness Riedesel hosted a party of British and German officers. She served an English pudding, but the sensation of the evening was a balsam fir cut for the occasion and placed in the corner of the dining room, its ...
The first recorded incident of the Christmas tree being used in Canada was in 1781 in Sorel, Quebec, by a German immigrant, Baron Friederick von Riedesel. The Baron’s tree was a balsam fir cut from the dense forest of Quebec and was decorated with white candles.
First use of evergreen as a Christmas tree in Canada occurred in Sorel, Quebec in 1781. Next recorded use was in Halifax in 1846. After that, use spread quickly.
