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Christmas tree refers to an evergreen tree decorated with fir trees or pine trees with lights, candles and ornaments. As one of the important elements of Christmas, the modern Christmas tree originated in Germany and gradually became popular worldwide, becoming one of the most famous traditions in Christmas celebrations.
It is said that the Christmas tree first appeared on the so-called Saturn Festival in ancient Rome in mid-December. Nowadays, people usually put an evergreen plant such as a pine tree into the house or outdoors before and after Christmas, and decorate it with Christmas lights and colorful decorations. And put an angel or star on the top of the tree.
In November 2019, Osaka USJ launched a winter Christmas tree, setting the Guinness World Record for nine consecutive years
There are various legends about the origin of the Christmas tree. Some legends say that the messenger of God turned into a little boy. After being entertained by a poor family, he inserted a branch on the ground and grew into a Christmas tree full of presents; there are also legends that the Christmas tree was used to shield the Virgin Mary from the wind and snow. That tree. In fact, the Christmas tree must meet the following conditions: conifers, evergreen, distributed in central Europe, and the tree shape must be triangular. Trees that meet these conditions can actually be used as "Christmas trees".
The most traditional Christmas tree
The most commonly used tree species for Christmas trees in the world are more than ten species of trees belonging to the genus Pinaceae, among which European fir is regarded as the most traditional Christmas tree. The reason why fir has become the most popular Christmas tree species is that in addition to its pleasing color and smell, it is also because its leaves are not easy to fall off even after being cut and dried.
"Big family" producing Christmas trees
Spruce is a large producer of Christmas trees, especially Norwegian spruce, which is easy to grow and inexpensive, and is a very common species of Christmas tree. Spruce and fir are very similar, both have tower-shaped trees and strip-shaped hard leaves. However, the cones of spruce are usually drooping, while the cones of fir are mostly upright.
