. Agri-news. Agriculture. December 20, 1976 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TREES AND HISTORY Trees can be a living link with the past. Think of the number of times a tree has been used to commemorate an important event in our history. The evergreen tree has been almost universally accepted as a symbol of Christ bringing light to the world. Records show that as far back as 1521, the evergreen was used in Alsace, now part of Germany, to cele- brate Christmas. The custom of decorating Christmas trees spread throughout Germany during the next century and was adopted by Finland about 1800. By 1830 the custo
. Agri-news. Agriculture. December 20, 1976 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TREES AND HISTORY Trees can be a living link with the past. Think of the number of times a tree has been used to commemorate an important event in our history. The evergreen tree has been almost universally accepted as a symbol of Christ bringing light to the world. Records show that as far back as 1521, the evergreen was used in Alsace, now part of Germany, to cele- brate Christmas. The custom of decorating Christmas trees spread throughout Germany during the next century and was adopted by Finland about 1800. By 1830 the custom had spread to Norway and Denmark. Christmas trees were first introduced to France from Germany in 1840 and were brought to England by Queen Victoria's German-born husband. Prince Albert, in 1841. In that year he set up a Christmas tree at Windsor Castle. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the Christmas tree had found its way to the r/ic Percy Page ircc on the United States and Canada. Although the legislative grounds - a link with the past traditions that surround these trees are as varied as the people who make up the North Amer- ican culture, almost all of them closely associate Christmas with an evergreen tree. However, the evergreen is not the only tree that has been used to record past events. The cedars of Lebanon are associated with the building of the Temple of Solo- mon in biblical days, and the broad-leaved conifer, maidenhair or ginkgo, has been used since. - (cont'd) hone (403) 427-2127 ydlberra AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATIONS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Albert
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