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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Fiesta at Siesta
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Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
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The Pearl of Siberia
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Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
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Instant romance
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Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia
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Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
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World Dolphin Day
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Fallen but not forgotten
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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The glowing waters of the Matsu Islands
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Here we mark the price of freedom
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Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
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International Beaver Day
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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The Guggenheim turns 60
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Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
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Northern cardinal in winterberry bush
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Duck, duck. duck, duck, duck...
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One giant leap for penguins
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Mediterranean red sea stars
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Come out of your shell for World Turtle Day
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Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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The borrowed days are here
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Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
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National Mountain Climbing Day
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An underwater rainbow
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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