(Why do we have Christmas trees?) Christmas markets were a natural ... the markets have become an essential element of the traditional German Christmas. Photograph by Daniel Karmann, Picture ...

“Evergreens at midwinter festivals were traditional since the ancient ... Tree lighting ceremonies in the United States Germany’s Christmas tree tradition also likely arrived in the United ...

Many people look forward to bringing home a traditional tree for Christmas ... Protestant leaders in Germany promoted the Christmas tree to replace images of the nativity, also known as the ...

The displayed German Christmas trees will look different from traditional trees, Fought said. “Traditional German are decorated with candles, fruits, nuts and berries, things that people would ...

The scrappy, Christmas-loving German immigrants who founded this ... natural ornament crafting and behold a traditional tree in all its candlelit glory during the museums Deck the Halls event.