The practice of decorating a home with pine boughs predates the more modern idea of the Christmas tree by centuries. By the 1600s, the Protestant population of Germany embraced the idea of bringing a tree into the home and decorating it, setting in motion the development of a grand Western tradition that has spread beyond Europe and North America, and fuels an entire industry of tree farms and the manufacture of artificial trees. If you’re celebrating Christmas today, we wish you a merry one.
Happy holidays!
Today in History
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Yarn for Distaff Day
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Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington
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This grizzly has Napping Day down
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World Numbat Day
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Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii
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Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Layton, Utah
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The parenting of a piping plover
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European Day of Parks
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Flag Day
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Honoring the fallen
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Swimming with the sea cows
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In the valley of the doll
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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
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Castle Day in Japan
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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Flamingos of the Chilean desert
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Winter solstice
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Red fox
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Feeling crabby?
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Penguin Awareness Day
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It s not always sunny in Abu Simbel…
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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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China s colorful terraced pools
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Diving into the underwater nirvana
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When in Rome...celebrate Saturnalia
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It s World Bee Day
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Great hornbill, Thailand