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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Ardez, Graubunden, Switzerland
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Bald cypress trees in Georgia
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Celebrating the Day of the Dead
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Sitting down and taking a stand
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Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Freeloaders of the avian world
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Diwali
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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World Reef Awareness Day
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Two rocks and a heart spot
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
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The Guggenheim turns 60
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Belize Barrier Reef
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Giving Tuesday
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World Bicycle Day
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Trevi in bloom
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Tibetan New Year
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Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
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Great cormorants
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Everglades National Park, Florida
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
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Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany
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Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
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Mekong River Delta, Long An, Vietnam
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Sailing across the ice
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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World Teachers Day
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I am the walrus
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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