Christmas Tree Research Paper

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Christmas trees are real and artificial evergreen tree are arranged and decorated with lights and ornaments that shines loudly as part of Christmas celebrations, Christmas trees were invented somewhere in the 1500's, but it is highly unknown on where it appeared from. Families from all over the world celebrated Christmas peacefully and cheerfully exchanging gifts and celebrating the birth of Christ. People decorated their homes where the lights can shine bright at night during the winter and around the world. Different countries have contrasting Christmas traditions, but all have the same meaning. I think that the aspect of Christmas trees has changed over many years and still developing.
The Christmas tree has a lot myths about how it was invented. In the 1500's, people assumed Christmas trees were used first. Yet, in the mid 1500's, in Germany, some claim the tree originated there. In the early 1500's, in Latvia others claim the tree started there. In the 7th Century, there is a legend people thought that St. Boniface created the Christmas tree. St. Boniface used a triangular method to create the tree. So who created it? Where did it come from?
Christmas is a day when people
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In the 1800's, their was a rapid spread of pagan origins throughout Europe and America. Present-day, Christmas celebrations come in a variety of different styles around the world. In the U.S, artificial Christmas trees have been used longer than the natural Christmas trees. The first Christmas tree used in the U.S. was an artificial one in 1747. New, artificial trees come in a variety of styles, from flocks and colored trees following: black, white, pink, red and etc., also upside down trees. Today, Christmas trees have transformed over the years from natural and artificial. Trees were undecorated, decorated with lights, ornaments, candles, and treats and different colored trees, fiber optic and even upside down Christmas

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