surrounded with gifts for the rest of the time to bring joy to children.
The tradition of decorating a fir tree at Christmas time was well established in the German speaking nations by the 1800s. Thousands of small factories manufactured small glass balls for decoration of the tree. The tradition of decorating the Christmas tree didn’t arrive in the English speaking world until after the marriage of Queen Victoria with German Prince Albert.
Christmas activities were brought by German and English settlers to the US in the 19h century. Some American Christians still refuse to celebrate Christmas and decorate a Christmas tree till today. The Christmas holiday season has become one of the best income periods for US departmental stores resulting in bigger and more colorful displays.
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