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At the end of the year, when we leave the old and welcome the new year, the earth is covered with silver. Different from the white cold snow, it can be seen everywhere in the city: the red decorations and golden bells flying in shops and streets, as well as the laughter and laughter in the excitement... A "jingling bell" almost runs through all post-90s childhood -- Christmas, every year comes as promised.

No matter where it is, Christmas is naturally inseparable from the Christmas tree. Such a green plant full of exquisite gifts is not only the symbol of Christmas but also people's most sincere longing and expectation for the new year.

Unfortunately, with the spread of Christmas customs, people's understanding of the Christmas tree has become more and more one-sided. Next, let's go into the history and origin behind the Christmas tree.

What is the essence of Christmas trees?

In fact, this is not difficult to guess. It can be learned from the names of "Christmas" and "Christmas tree". After all, the meaning of the word "Christmas" is "the birth of saints", so both "Christmas" and "Christmas tree" can be understood as "the festival celebrating the birth of saints" and "the tree symbolizing the birth of saints".

In this way, the essence of "Christmas trees" is not difficult to understand. The so-called Christmas tree is essentially a companion of religious activities. In short, it is a plant used for religious activities.

This must be very strange to many young people in China who simply regard it as a happy festival, but abroad, the existence of Christmas trees is very serious for believers of Christ and the Orthodox Church!

When and where did the Christmas tree originate?

When and where did the Christmas tree originate? It is impossible to test the details. The earliest religious activities with plants in human history can be traced back to ancient Egypt more than 7000 years ago.

At that time, the ancient Egyptian people would put green palms into their homes at the summer solstice to celebrate the dark winter of the sun god Ra. For people at that time, the recovery of winter symbolized the victory of life over death, which was the most celebratory moment.

In ancient Rome several centuries later, a feast called Saturnalia was held every summer solstice, which was the Saturnalia festival of the ancient Roman people. At this time, the ancient Roman people would decorate their homes with green plants and celebrate in memory of the God of Saturn, their God of agriculture, and thank him for the harvest of crops in the fields.

Today's historians generally believe that the modern Christmas tree should have originated in Germany in the 16th century, because the Tannenbaum in English means fir in German, and once the fir tree is associated with the Christmas tree, it is naturally associated with the religious reformer named Martin Luther.

It is said that in the winter of 1536, at night, Martin Luther, a religious reformer, was walking in a pine forest near Wittenberg. When he looked up, he saw thousands of stars twinkling among the branches, which were beautifully decorated like gemstones.

This wonderful scene immediately aroused Martin Luther's imagination, so he set up a fir tree in his house, And lit candles on the fir tree to represent the stars and Jesus.

In China and Japan, most Christmas trees were introduced by American missionaries in the 19th and 20th centuries. With the introduction of Christmas and religion, although the development time is still short, due to the convenience of the Internet and the integration of Eastern and Western cultures, this festival has gradually grown its characteristics in the East.