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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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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National Park Week: Wind Cave National Park
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Glacial spires in the fog
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Summer solstice
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A city of bridges
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Cenote near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
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Sami lavvu structures, Finnmark, Norway
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Art abounds at the Palais Garnier
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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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Castle on a hill
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Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
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Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
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Atop the roof of Africa
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Take this for a spin...
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Through an artist s eyes
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Antarctica Day
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Digging the birds
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A shell of many colors
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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May the Fourth be with you…
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And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
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Let the Highland games begin
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With leaves this tasty, who cares about a view?