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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International Day of Mangrove Conservation
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International Tiger Day
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Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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AAPI Heritage Month & Lei Day
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National Take the Stairs Day
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Patriot Day
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The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan
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The moai you know
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Mountain mists over Bavaria
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Find a Rainbow Day
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National Fossil Day
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Ring-tailed lemur
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In memory of those lost
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Happy Easter!
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Ringing in the new year at Teotihuacan
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North Cascades National Park at 50
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Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Après-ski in the Dolomites
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The Door County Coastal Byway in Wisconsin
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Hippo family in Chobe National Park, Botswana
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The smoke before the bonfire
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Maybe we should be looking up
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World Jellyfish Day
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Satla marshland in Bangladesh
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A cliff-hanging complex of temples
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In orbit for Yuri s Night
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Is that a buzzing sound?
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