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The tradition of the first Christmas trees come from the Alsace region in France. They were first set up in the town square. Pageants took place in front of churches on Christmas Eve. People danced around the tree of Eden symbolized by a pine tree decorated with apples. Soon the Christmas tree tradition was carried rapidly out of Alsace by merchants who traveled from town to town. At first, the tree was hung from the ceiling with an apple attached to its trunk. Later, people started to put their Christmas trees in tubs full of sand. Parents would shake the trees to make small cookies and toys fall out of them. |
