Christmas Tree German Tradition
Christmas Tree German Tradition. German christmas traditions have families put up and decorate the christmas tree ( weihnachtsbaum) on december 24th, although nowadays, many families already get their tree. The holiday tradition of decorating a christmas tree did not become commonplace until the last decades of the 19th century. Von Rittern traditional German candle lit Christmas tree German from www.pinterest.com The tradition of cutting down a spruce tree and decorating it for christmas began in germany during the 16th century. In germany, christmas trees traditionally are unveiled fully decorated on christmas eve and then remains up in the home until the 12th day after christmas (the twelve days of christmas). As a result, germans began making. ...