Christmas is celebrated with lot of customs and traditions. Installation
of Christmas trees is one of the oldest and most popular traditions of the festival.
Though fir trees are popularly installed in upright fashion these days, this was
not the custom when it all started more than 1000 years ago.
Christmas tree: Sacred symbol
of Christianity
Christmas trees were primarily revered as a symbol of Christianity. The
triangular shape of free trees signified the trinity of God the Father, Son and
the Holy Spirit. During those times the trees were installed in a corner of people’s
home in upside down manner from the ceiling. People chose to hang the trees in
the awkward style to differentiate them from floral decorations.decorations. Notm any people are
aware of the fact and therefore you can find a lot of people believing that such
installations are product of modern creative thinking process.Indeed the history of Christmas tree is quite fascinating.
Christmas tree: A secular
symbol of merrymaking
Now Christmas trees are seen more as secular symbol of merrymaking during
the festive season than a symbol of merrymaking. With growing popularity of the
festival the tradition is getting more popular across the world. This is there
is no strict guidelines that people while installing the trees at their homes.
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