The practice of decorating a home with pine boughs predates the more modern idea of the Christmas tree by centuries. By the 1600s, the Protestant population of Germany embraced the idea of bringing a tree into the home and decorating it, setting in motion the development of a grand Western tradition that has spread beyond Europe and North America, and fuels an entire industry of tree farms and the manufacture of artificial trees. If you’re celebrating Christmas today, we wish you a merry one.
Happy holidays!
Today in History
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Honoring our veterans
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Three cheers for polar bears!
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Here’s looking at you, teachers
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World Rhinoceros Day
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Just another day in paradise
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Into the woods
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Rooftops in the walled city of Urbino, Italy
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National Bison Day
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What does the fox dream?
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Salzburg, Austria
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Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
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Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
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Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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The lights of Paris
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75th anniversary of the Spruce Goose
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Adorably evolutionary sea sheep
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Spring comes to the Palouse
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Spring equinox
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World Giraffe Day
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Killer whales in Spildra, Norway
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St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
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Marine Day, Japan
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Icelandic horses, Iceland
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Reflections of the night sky
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Listening to the sea
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Telašćica Nature Park, Dugi Otok, Croatia
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A narrow passage
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Memorial Day
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