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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
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