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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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Santorini through the clouds
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Celebrating National Panda Day
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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Groundhog Day
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
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Reflecting on Black History Month
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Wildebeests in Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Dance of the egret
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Patriot Day
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’Chess on ice’
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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New beginnings
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Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
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Rock of ages
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Birds and bees, and why they re so important
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Mod gear
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European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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Land of the midnight sun
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A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
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Christmas Bird Count
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Sibiu Christmas market, Romania
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Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
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Vote!
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A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
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Through an artist s eyes
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
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Star Wars Day
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