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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World Book Day
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Feelin groovy on Record Store Day
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International Tiger Day
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood
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The globe skimmers return
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All eyes on sustainability
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Flamingos of the Chilean desert
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Three Natural Bridges, Wulong Karst, China
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Sailing on thick ice
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Of balloons and lost pantaloons
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High alpine color in Colorado
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Headed to the High Country
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A different view of sharks
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A night of art and culture
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Mount Hood, Oregon
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Here s looking at you
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World Teachers Day
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A ‘city’ within Valencia
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Mackerel forming a bait ball to avoid predators
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Up in the Highlands
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Dark skies over New Mexico
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World Wildlife Conservation Day
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’Chess on ice’
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Tesla, the visionary
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Racing toward history
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Gateway to America
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A splash by the sea
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Combating extinction with citizen science
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Sami lavvu structures, Finnmark, Norway