The tradition of cutting down an evergreen tree, setting it up indoors and decorating it for Christmas originated in Germany ...

Explores various Christmas traditions from around the world, highlighting how different cultures celebrate the holiday. It discusses the origins of the Christmas tree, the significance of St ...

In 1846, Victoria and her German husband, Prince Albert, put up a Xmas tree. They decorated ... the popularity of Christmas trees took off. It became a tradition throughout England and North ...

6. Germany takes Secret Santa to a new level “Schrottwichteln” is a relatively new Christmas tradition in Germany, where it’s especially popular in workplaces and with the younger generation.

In 1848 the Illustrated London News published a drawing of the royal family celebrating around a decorated Christmas tree, a tradition that was reminiscent of Prince Albert's childhood in Germany.

Woodcarving has a centuries-long tradition in the Ore Mountains region in Saxony. Smoking men are an integral part of Christmas decorations far beyond the borders of the federal state and have ...

It was only during the 19th century that Christmas trees – known in Germany since the 1500s ... family with children which doesn’t have a tree – by mid-December local tree-sellers ...

We tend to think of Christmas ... into a tradition; he also pioneered the practice of doing more each year: An 1884 New York Times article counted 120 bulbs on his dazzling tree.