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py tne miacue oi tne totn century, decorated trees began to become popular in areas of Germany and France. During the following centuries the trees slowly became more popular throughout Germany; yet, it was not until the 19th century, the Christmas tree was accepted widely as a German custom. Christmas t*ee s were introduced in America around 1700 by German immigrants but did not come into general use until the middle of the 19th century. tThe Christmas tree, or Tanr nenbaum, is now and probably fbr a long time to come, will be the most popular plant U6ed to celebrate the Christmas season.
Tradition of Holly .Some time deep in the past, pagans in Europe took sprays of holly into their dwellings to give shelter in the winter to the tiny, imaginary forest people they believed to be living in the holly trees. From this kindness came the custom of using hblly for decoration, and it was used by the Romans to deco
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