Xmas Tree
In 16th-century Germany fir trees were decorated, both indoors and out,
with apples, roses, gilded candies, and colored paper.
The Xmas Tree was brought to England by Queen Victoria’s husband,
Prince Albert from his native Germany. The famous Illustrated News
etching in 1848, featuring the Royal Family of Victoria, Albert and
their children gathered around a Xmas tree in Windsor Castle,
popularized the tree throughout Victorian England. It was brought to
America by the Pennsylvania Germans.
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