The First Christmas Tree When it comes to who had or where the first Christmas tree showed up the stories all vary. However what is known for certain is that is was in Northern Europe. What we do know is that supposedly there are two Santa Clauses. The one who lives in Finland in Lapland and the other one who comes from the North Pole. Children in North America swear by Santa Claus from the North Pole and children in Europe believe in the one in Lapland. Perhaps they are brothers but whatever the real story is all the world’s children are now united and in both North America and in Europe you now see that jolly fat man in a red suit with a white beard going ho, ho, ho. I for one have never stopped believing and this magical belief is what gets me through the holidays. Searching for the First Christmas Tree The very first documented use of an evergreen tree in Christmas celebrations happened in several locations in Northern Europe. Two Baltic countries – the current Estonia and Latvia had decorated Christmas trees in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. It seems that they very first city to have a Christmas tree was the capital of Latvia, Riga. The official name …show more content…
It stems from pagan traditions that the evergreen tree is a symbol to be used to celebrate the renewal of life. All around the globe most people celebrate with a decorated Christmas tree. The tree can be a live tree or a manufactured one. However it is unfortunate that Christmas as a celebration of Christ’s birthday and a time to bring together friends and families has gotten buried under a mound of commercialism. Let us bring back love and hope and make Christmas once more a celebration to come together and enjoy each other rather than making it a time for mad shopping sprees and rushing about. In days gone by Latvians decorated lovely trees with homemade ornaments and small candles clipped to the branches that merrily