European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Two antique hang from the Branch of a or s a is tree. Museum traces roots of Christmas Trees by Gregory Jensen United press International there seems something oct about the Christmas Trees in ,1/imoly new show ill a London museum. Their decorations look a jus ,1 few unfamiliar spartan ornaments. The reason is Ihal these Trees re produce the earliest decorated Chris Mas Trees history in Trace. And it Reby hangs a problem. The Cue lion is just Haw old is the1 Christmas Iree Well it wikis m years Siy spirit of christinas the Christmas true1" at London s museum of childhood. A tree in he show is it careful reconstruction of one described hat Long ago. Another is decorated like Prince Albert and Queen. s Irto in Windsor Castle in 114h. Another is a tree Charles Dickens described. These Tran be looking Trees Pun Luato ,1 charming show of epic into clustered under a temporary roof of Gillering tree Issi Iii Milci careful research into How our modern Chris Lens it is came to be Whyl they Are. Iht1 so fire begin with Iho ancient romans who a such Evergreen boughs to it come their Homes Al now year festivals. Over Ihei icel of 00 years. Christianity adapted the custom and found symbolism in Winter bearing shrubs Pirli Clady hoi 1/, Ivy find miss Lelone sidelight Tho exhibition notes this greenery was nil up in Chest in humus no earlier than. boughs remained up until twelfth in he Jan. Fand Ihen by trip edition had to be Burnt d u Avert Luck. Lul when did i it Uff branches gradual Inlo Trees with lights and ulily terms ornament the answer the she says is thai no one Kilins. A trn Dilion to Dit he her the religious reformer who died in 1546, leg int say he. Was inspired by seeing Starlight through a fir Iree and ivc Reald the effect in his Hume ii candles on a Lryni Munfor Lanalely says hit exhibit liar this Story is probably not historians can say for certain is Ihal the Christmas tree originated in early17th-Centuryalsace in the French Vernun Border area certainly i he first Orilien evidence dates from Ihal Lime ii of a it a by .1 visitor to Strasbourg now in France in 160s, hip Book containing that description is in the Shiv and so is the tree. Nol the actual Irue of Nurst but one decorated As closely As possible to the lt05 description. Since the earliest tree decorations were edible its boughs Dongle Gingerbread men apples mar upon Angott gilded nuts and colourful round cookies written records mention thu Lii clip Wilmai let in the 1700i and . Bui il5irirridikir no the English set Ukini Aprl l of itly is Hue to Prince i Ribeil. Queen i Consort. He imported the German the 1h
