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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. Christmas traditions - Wikipedia

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   Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. The practice of putting up special decorations at Christmas has a long history. In the 15th century, it was recorded that in London, it was the custom at Christmas for every house and all the parish churches to be "decked with holm, ivy, bays, and whatsoever the season of the year afforded to be green". [4]

4. Christmas - Wikipedia

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   The traditional colors of Christmas decorations are red, green, and gold. [ 129 ] [ 130 ] Red symbolizes the blood of Jesus, which was shed in his crucifixion ; green symbolizes eternal life, and in particular the evergreen tree, which does not lose its leaves in the winter; and gold is the first color associated with Christmas, as one of the ...

5. 17 Traditional Christmas Symbols (Including Bells, Holly and ...

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   Over time, the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree with candles was replaced with other things, like paper roses, fruits and nuts. In the mid-1800s, German glassmaker Hans Greiner began ...

6. The history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors

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   Learn about the history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors: red, green, gold, white and purple. Experts explain their origins and significace.

7. Smoking bishop - Wikipedia

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   Smoking bishop is a type of mulled wine, punch, or wassail, especially popular in Victorian England at Christmas time, and it is mentioned in Dickens' 1843 story A Christmas Carol. [ 1 ] Smoking bishop was made from port , red wine , lemons or Seville oranges , sugar, and spices such as cloves .