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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Arrr, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day
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Time to count some birds
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A snuggling ball of cute
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Celebrating Panama s independence
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Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington
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Celebrating World Art Day
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A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Amelia Earhart
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Gaztelugatxe at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
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It s World Poetry Day
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Uredd Rest Area, Norway
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What are we looking at?
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200th anniversary of Brazilian independence
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International Tiger Day
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Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
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World Reef Day
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Porthcawl Lighthouse, Wales, UK
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
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Here s looking Atchafalaya
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International Museum Day
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Bird s-eye view on World Environment Day
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Ready for takeoff
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Party like it’s 5779
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Duck, duck. duck, duck, duck...
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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
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Least chipmunk, Kootenai National Forest, Montana
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