By the 16th century the Christmas pyramid and the paradise tree had merged, becoming the Christmas tree.” 104_009.TIF Full-page miniature of Adam, Eve and the Serpent, [f. 7r] (1445) (The New ...

People around the world instantly recognize a decorated fir tree as a symbol of Christmas. But, as it turns out, historical evidence to explain when, and where, people started using trees to ...

Though the selling of Christmas trees is mentioned back to the mid-1500s in Strasbourg, the custom of decorating the trees may have developed from the medieval Paradise Play.

The most likely theory is that Christmas trees started with medieval plays. Dramas depicting biblical themes began as part of the church's worship, but by the late Middle Ages, ...

Last year, I bought myself an early Christmas present and immediately put it under the tree—literally under the tree. The object of my seasonal self-indulgence was a Krinner Tree Genie, a German ...

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, nobody knows your origin. It's true — historians don't agree on where people started celebrating Christmas with a decorated fir tree, and who did it first.

What a medieval 12 Days of Christmas looks like, from porpoises to bloody Herod games. Story by Nicholas Liu • 1w. T he English carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a cumulative song, ...

This tree has a rich global history of its own: In 1947, Norway started the tradition of giving the U.K. a Christmas tree every year as a token of gratitude for its allyship during World War II ...

Nan Wilson wishes you a very Medieval Christmas. Well, at least, that's appears to be the case since her favorite holiday decorations are two colorful scrolls she's made to mimic the Lindisfarne ...

While some of the traditions have faded away, in the 21st century many modern festive customs still retain a bit of misrule, a fart joke and plenty of cake, writes Giles Gasper ...

While Christmas trees were not widespread until the 16th century, churches and households sometimes hung branches of holly on their doors or apples on trees to commemorate Adam and Eve Day on Dec. 24.