The Original Christmas Tree Was Used to Stamp Out Pagan Worship
The story of the Christmas tree’s origins has roots in central Europe’s mythical past.
Indeed, one must apply the word “mythical” to the story’s central actors, in part because they lived so long ago that very little written evidence of their exploits has survived, and in part because they crossed paths with people who still held a pre-Christian worldview.
Early in the eighth century, the Catholic St. Boniface used a small fir tree to convert German pagans to Christianity. Over time, that small fir came to be known as the first Christmas tree.
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