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2. Christmas decoration - Wikipedia

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   On Christmas Day, the Christ Candle in the center of the Advent wreath is traditionally lit in many church services and Christmas dinners. Christmas lights in Verona, Italy Christmas decoration in front of The church in Weissenbach an der Triesting An animated Christmas angel from the late 20th century. Christmas decorations in a private home ...

3. 21 Vintage Photos of Christmas Window Displays From the Last ...

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   Well-dressed children watch toys in the shop window of a department store displaying Christmas decorations on December 11, 1946. AFP - Getty Images F.W. Woolworth Company: 1947

4. How Nutcrackers Became a Classic Symbol of Christmas

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   Their popularity grew in the 19th century and spread throughout Europe, prompting Prussian author E. T. A. Hoffmann to pen a children's short story in 1816 called The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.

5. Christmas tree - Wikipedia

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   In the 19th century, the Christmas tree was taken to be an expression of German culture and of Gemütlichkeit, especially among emigrants overseas. [42] A decisive factor in winning general popularity was the German army's decision to place Christmas trees in its barracks and military hospitals during the Franco-Prussian War. Only at the start ...

6. Feather Christmas tree - Wikipedia

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   Feather Christmas trees were first created in Germany in the 1880s [1] [2] or 1890s [3] and are regarded as one of the first types of artificial Christmas trees. [2] [4] These first artificial trees were, in part, a response to growing environmental concerns in the late 19th century concerning deforestation associated with the harvest of Christmas trees in Germany. [2]

7. What Is a Yule Log? Here’s the True History of the Christmas ...

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   Inspired by the log-burning tradition of the same name, this classic Christmas cake dates back to the 19th century, when it became popular in French bakeries around the holidays.