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1、圣诞树的故事TheChristmasTreeTheChristmasTree——圣诞树的故事　　AlthoughitisgenerallyagreedthattheChristmastreeinitscurrentformcamefromGermanyintheearly19thcentury,thetraditionofdecoratingatreetomarkwintercelebrationsdatesbackhundredsofyearstoRomantimes,whentheyusedtodecorateevergreentreeswithsma

2、llpiecesofmetaltocelebrateSaturnalia.　　Inmedievaltimesthe‘ParadisePlay’wasperformedeveryyearon24December.ThisdepictedthecreationofManandthefallofAdamandEvefromtheGardenofEdenandalwaysincludedanevergreenhungwithappleswhichrepresentedtheappletreeoftemptation.　　ThereisalegendthatStBo

3、niface,anEnglishmonk,cameuponagroupofpagansgatheredaroundanoaktreewhowerepreparingtosacrificeachildtotheGodThor.Inordertostopthesacrifice,andsavethechild’slife,StBonifaceissaidtohavefelledthetreewithoneblowofhisfist.Lateron,afir此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。treegrewinpl

4、aceoftheoakandthis,StBonifacetoldthepagans,wastheTreeofLifeandrepresentedtheChristChild.　　Legendalsosuggeststhat,inthelate16thcentury,MartinLuther(thefounderoftheProtestantreligion)wasthefirsttodecorateanindoortreewithcandleswhenheattemptedtorecreatethestarsshiningoveraforestofeve

5、rgreens.　　Thefirstmentionofdecoratedtreesbeingtakenindoorscamein1605inGermany-acountrywithalongChristmastreehistory!Thetreeswereinitiallydecoratedwithfruitandsweetstogetherwithhandmadeobjectssuchasquilledsnowflakesandstars.GermanChristmasMarketsbegantosellshapedgingerbreadsandwaxo

6、rnamentswhichpeopleboughtassouvenirsofthefairandtookhometohangontheirtree.　　TinselwasalsoinventedinGermanyinabout1610.Upuntilfairlyrecentlyrealsilverwasused,whichwaspulledintowaferthinstripsbyspecialmachines.Thiswasdurablebuttarnishedquicklyandmanyexperimentstookplacetotryandfinda

7、n此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。alternative-includingamixofleadandtin,whichwastooheavyandkeptbreaking.Itwasonlyinthemid20thcenturythataviablealternativewasfound.　　Artificialtreeswereinventedinthe1880’sinabidtotryandstopsomeofthedamagebeingcausedtorealtreesduetopeoplelopp

8、ingthetipofflargetrees,thuspreven