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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Common raven
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International Archaeology Day
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Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
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Papagayo Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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A circular celebration
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Notes from an underground lake
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Merry and bright
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Winnie-the-Pooh Day
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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There was gold in them there hills…
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’Chess on ice’
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Skyscraper Day
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Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada
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Paleontology meets art
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Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
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Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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American bison
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75 years of the United Nations
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A shell of many colors
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Going head-to-head with winter
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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National Hummingbird Day
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Fat Bear Week
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Art over Amalfi
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Tour de France
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Nomads of the Gobi
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National Fossil Day
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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A hermitage with a view
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