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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Dance of the egret
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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El Valle de la Luna, Chile
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Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, Indonesia
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Cool water in the Quinault
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These patterns tell a story
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Fiesta at Siesta
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Castle on a hill
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Cedar Mesa, Utah, for Indigenous Peoples Day
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Churún Merú waterfall in Venezuela
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World Otter Day
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A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
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Splashes of color for Watercolor Month
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Room at the top?
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A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
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Sailing across the ice
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Don t go chasing waterfalls
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Mesmerizing murmuration
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Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
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Tour de France 2024 begins
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Tasmans Arch, Tasmania, Australia
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Today is World Refugee Day
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Ostuni, Apulia, Italy
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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Merry Christmas!
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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World Jellyfish Day
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Stepping into autumn
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Penguins can t fly!
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From pirate port to nature preserve
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