Moravian Christians began to illuminate Christmas trees with candles, which were often replaced by Christmas lights after the advent of electrification. The tree was traditionally decorated with 'roses made of colored paper, apples, wafers, tinsel, sweetmeats'. The custom was developed in Central Europe, particularly Estonia, Germany and Livonia (now Latvia), where Protestant Christians brought decorated trees into their homes. 1970s)Ī Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer, such as a spruce, pine or fir, or an artificial tree of similar appearance, associated with the celebration of Christmas.
For other uses, see Christmas tree (disambiguation).Ĭhristmas tree decorated with lights, stars and glass balls Glade jul by Viggo Johansen (1891) Family decorating Christmas tree ( c.
