Why do we have a decorated Christmas Tree? In the 7th century a monk from Crediton, Devonshire, went to Germany to teach the Word of God. He did many good works there, and spent much time in Thuringia, an area which was to become the cradle of the Christmas Decoration Industry.
Legend has it that he used the triangular shape of the Fir Tree to describe the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The converted people began to revere the Fir tree as God's Tree, as they had previously revered the Oak. By the 12th century it was being hung, upside-down, from ceilings at Christmastime in Central Europe, as a symbol of Christianity.
The first decorated tree was at Riga in Latvia, in 1510. In the early 16th century, Martin Luther is said to have decorated a small Christmas Tree with candles, to show his children how the stars twinkled through the dark night.
A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer such as spruce, pine, or fir associated with the celebration of Christmas. An artificial Christmas tree, usually made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), is a man-made replication of such a tree and is often used instead of a live tree in order to retain the Christmas spirit and decorations without the care and maintenance of a cut tree.
The tree was traditionally decorated with edibles such as apples, nuts, or other foods. In the 18th century, it began to be illuminated by candles which were ultimately replaced by Christmas lights after the advent of electrification. Today, there are a wide variety of traditional ornaments, such as garland, tinsel, and candy canes. An angel or star might be placed at the top of the tree to represent the angel Gabriel or the Star of Bethlehem from the Nativity.
The custom of the Christmas tree developed in early modern Germany (where it is today called Weihnachtsbaum or Christbaum or "Tannenbaum") with predecessors that can be traced to the 16th and possibly 15th century, in which "devout Christians brought decorated trees into their homes." Christmas trees were hung in St. George's Church, Sélestat since 1521.It acquired popularity beyond Germany during the second half of the 19th century. The Christmas tree has also been known as the "Yule-tree", especially in discussions of its folkloristic origins.
El árbol de Navidad es un elemento decorativo, típico de la fiesta de Navidad. Tradicionalmente suele emplearse una conífera de hoja perenne, destacando entre ellas las especies de abeto (abies nordmanniana) y pino (picea excelsa).[1] [2] En la actualidad también está muy popularizado el uso de árboles artificiales, de plástico y otros materiales sintéticos. Se decora con adornos como bolitas de colores de cristal u otro material menos frágil, luces, estrellas, lazos, espumillones, guirnaldas u otras decoraciones.
La tradición de adornar el árbol navideño parece que se inició en Alemania y Escandinavia en los siglos XVI y XVII, extendiéndose posteriormente a otros países europeos.[1] Para su decoración se emplea en la actualidad una gran diversidad de objetos y elementos, siendo los más tradicionales: * Estrella: colocada generalmente en la punta del árbol, representa la fe que debe guiar la vida del cristiano, recordando a la estrella de Belén. * Esfera: al parecer en un principio San Bonifacio adornó el árbol con manzanas, representando con ellas las tentaciones. Hoy día, se acostumbra a colocar bolas o esferas (en algunas regiones también llamadas bambalinas o chirimbolos), que simbolizan los dones de Dios a los hombres. * Lazos: Siempre se ha pensado que los lazos representan la unión de las familias y personas queridas alrededor de dones que se desean dar y recibir. * Luces: en un principio velas, representan la luz de Cristo.
Significado religioso
Decoración de un árbol de Navidad.
El árbol de Navidad recuerda al árbol del Paraíso de cuyos frutos comieron Adán y Eva, y de donde vino el pecado original; y por lo tanto recuerda que Jesucristo ha venido a ser Mesías prometido para la reconciliación. Pero también representa al árbol de la Vida o la vida eterna, por ser de tipo perenne.
La forma triangular del árbol (por ser generalmente una conífera, con particular incidencia del abeto) representa a la Santísima Trinidad. Las oraciones que se realizan durante el Adviento se diferencian por un color determinado, y cada uno simboliza un tipo: * El azul las oraciones de reconciliación. * El plata las oraciones de agradecimiento. * El oro las de alabanza. * El verde de abundancia, fortaleza y de naturaleza.
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