Story Behind Christmas Tree Tradition

written by Z.B. • December 19, 2008 Leave a Comment 

There are many stories on why people use Christmas trees during the holidays. There are a lot of different traditions from history that all became the one that we know of today. We did some research on the web and this is what we found.

Some people say that long ago, when Abraham planted a tree to remember God’s covenant, it stuck with us over the centuries. That’s a religious reason for the tradition.

A cultural reason would be when German settlers arrived in America, they brought their traditions with them which people followed. The tree gave them hope for a new start during the Winter because it was evergreen, and the other trees lost their leaves.

In Britain around the 1800s, the royal family put up Christmas trees in their home, because their family members in the past also had that tradition. The royal family was so popular that whatever they did, everyone else in Great Britain did also.

They say that a picture of the royal family with a Christmas tree in the background got reprinted in a magazine in the United States, and now even the Americans wanted Christmas trees in their homes too!

There are other stories on how Christmas trees became a holiday tradition, but too many to tell here. But one thing is for sure– you can’t have a Christmas without one!

After all… where would Santa put the presents, in the pantry? Happy Holidays!

SOURCE: Wikipedia entry– “Christmas Tree”

by: Zyhir Brown, 6th grade
Associate Editor / THE LION LEDGER