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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Oh, the places you’ll go
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Frost on autumn leaves
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Forward-thinking women of history
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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Happy Hobbit Day
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World Reef Awareness Day
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International Tiger Day
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The most Instagrammable bird?
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Celebrating 78 years of Everglades National Park
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A yearly sign that spring has sprung
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National Park Week begins
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The Door County Coastal Byway in Wisconsin
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Coral Reef Awareness Week
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The cycle begins anew
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Whangārei Falls in New Zealand
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
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Waiting for the perfect shot
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Groundhog Day
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Yellowstone for the National Park Services birthday
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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Does it swim in slow motion too?
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Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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On this shore, history was made
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Kings of the Kalahari
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Breckenridge, Colorado
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Ambassadors of the airwaves
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The Great Blue Hole, Belize
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Cinco de Mayo
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Daylight saving time begins
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