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2. Christmas decoration - Wikipedia

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   A Christmas tree inside a home, with the top of the tree containing a decoration symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem. [18]The Christmas tree was first used by German Lutherans in the 16th century, with records indicating that a Christmas tree was placed in the Cathedral of Strassburg in 1539, under the leadership of the Protestant Reformer, Martin Bucer.

3. The Christmas Tree’s Royal Roots: How Queen Victoria ... - AOL

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   According to Country Living, the first decorated Christmas tree close to what is popular today originated in 16th-century Germany. Martin Luther is believed to be responsible for decorating the ...

4. Christmas ornament - Wikipedia

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   On Christmas Eve 1832, a young Victoria wrote about her delight at having a tree, hung with lights, ornaments, and presents placed round it. [6] In the 1840s, after a picture of Victoria's Christmas tree was shown in a London newspaper decorated with glass ornaments and baubles from her husband Prince Albert 's native Germany, Lauscha began ...

5. Holiday History: Why Do We Put Up and Decorate Trees?

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   According to TIME Magazine, 1931 was the first year that this special location displayed a Christmas tree, when a 20-ft.-tall balsam was put up on Christmas Eve by the construction workers who ...

6. August Imgard - Wikipedia

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   August Imgard (born in Wetzlar, Germany, on January 8, 1828) emigrated from Germany to Wooster, Ohio, before he was 20 years old and started a tailoring business. [1]In 1847, Imgard cut a blue spruce tree from a woods outside town, had the village tinsmith construct a star, and placed the tree in his house, decorating it with paper ornaments, gilded nuts and Kuchen.

7. Tree-topper - Wikipedia

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   A tree-topper or treetopper is a decorative ornament placed on the top (or "crown") of a Christmas tree or Chrismon tree. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tree-toppers come in many forms, with the most common being a star (representing the Star of Bethlehem ) or an angel (representing the Angel Gabriel ), both from the Nativity .