Along time ago, evergreens were thought to have mystical power since thye continued to flourish during the winter while others died or went dormant...The evergreen also symbolized a renewal of life. In the 16th century in Alsace, a region in Western Germany, the decorating of the Christmas tree started. In 1747, the first American Christmas tree was seen in a Germn settlement of Bethlehelm, Pennsylvania... CHRISTBAWM... christmas tree is a symbol of Christ... The tree was decorated with cookies , gingerbread and candy... The Christmas tree went up Christmas eve and was taken down Jan.5... Ornaments and choices of frsh or artificial trees differe greatly today. Christmas trees become visible from October through January in many homes. In 1880 F.W. Woolworth traveled to Germany to choose ornaments to sell. Many of our ornaments we imported... Although we have many choices and styles of ornaments today the beautiful glass balls seem to still be of the favorites and desired choice. Once Christmas trees were accepted into Victorian homes, the popularity great immensely... Most ornaments on early Victorian trees were hand-made... Gingerbread, popcorn strings, nuts, paper ornaments, and bright ribbons.... not to mention tinsel and real leaded silver that became available later... In 1903 the first electric lights.... being a great improvement over dangerous lighted candles with a bucket of water sitting near by......
2 comments:
Hi there! This is a really fantastic vintage picture. It is simply gorgeous and I so appreciate you sharing this image with us.
I'm so enjoying your last few posts about history and other info about the holidays. You must do quite a bit of research. Thank you, dear one...
Cynthia K. (a follower of yours)
What a sweet vintage postcard you have posted. I have also noticed that many of us now have a Christmas tree in several rooms of our homes...not just the main living room of years ago. We usually place one in the living room on our main floor, another upstairs by a big picture window facing the road, and sometimes a 3rd tree placed on the backyard patio. A far cry from my childhood of one tree put up only a couple of days before Christmas. I'm a bit torn between the way we do things presently and the memories of my past Christmas experiences. I guess that is normal :)
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