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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

History of the Christmas Tree

by Bill Petro on December 9, 2009 · 0 comments

in Christian, Christmas, History, Holidays

HISTORY OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE
It is generally believed that the first Christmas tree was of German origin dating from the time of St. Boniface, English missionary to Germany in the 8th century, who replaced the sacrifices to the Norse god Odin’s sacred oak by a fir tree adorned in tribute to the Christ child. The [...]

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