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圣诞节英语小作文：圣诞树的故事The
ChristmasTree
althoughitisgenerallyagreedthatthechristmastreein
itscurrentformcamefromgermanyintheearly19thcentury,
thetraditionofdecoratingatreetomarkwintercelebrations
datesbackhundredsofyearstoromantimes,whentheyud
todecorateevergreentreeswithsmallpiecesofmetalto
celebratesaturnalia.
inmedievaltimesthe'paradiplay'wasperformed
pictedthecreationofman
andthefallofadamandevefromthegardenofedenand
alwaysincludedanevergreenhungwithappleswhich
reprentedtheappletreeoftemptation.
thereisalegendthatstboniface,anenglishmonk,came
uponagroupofpagansgatheredaroundanoaktreewho
rto
stopthesacrifice,andsavethechild'slife,stbonifaceissaidto
n,afirtree
grewinplaceoftheoakandthis,stbonifacetoldthepagans,
wasthetreeoflifeandreprentedthechristchild.
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legendalsosuggeststhat,inthelate16thcentury,
martinluther(thefounderoftheprotestantreligion)wasthe
firsttodecorateanindoortreewithcandleswhenhe
attemptedtorecreatethestarsshiningoveraforestof
evergreens.
thefirstmentionofdecoratedtreesbeingtakenindoors
camein1605ingermany-acountrywithalongchristmas
treehistory!thetreeswereinitiallydecoratedwithfruitand
sweetstogetherwithhandmadeobjectssuchasquilled
christmasmarketsbegantoll
shapedgingerbreadsandwaxornamentswhichpeople
boughtassouvenirsofthefairandtookhometohangon
theirtree.
untilfairlyrecentlyrealsilverwasud,whichwaspulledinto
sdurablebut
tarnishedquicklyandmanyexperimentstookplacetotryand
findanalternative-includingamixofleadandtin,whichwas
nlyinthemid20th
centurythataviablealternativewasfound.
artificialtreeswereinventedinthe1880'sinabidtotry
andstopsomeofthedamagebeingcaudtorealtreesdue
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topeopleloppingthetipofflargetrees,thuspreventingthe
obadingermanythat
lawshadtobebroughtintopreventpeoplehavingmorethan
onetree.
princealbert,husbandofqueenvictoria,iscreditedwith
beingresponsibleforintroducingthecustomofthechristmas
treetothebritishpublicbydecoratingthefirstenglish
christmastreeatwindsorcastlein1841usingcandles,sweets,
fruitandgingerbread.
thepopularityofthechristmastreegrewinbritainduring
thefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,withtreesbecomingbigger
andmoreelaboratelydecoratedwithbells,baublesandtinl.
however,theontofthecondworldwarresultedinaban
oncuttingdowntreesfordecorationandpeopleresortedto
havingsmall,artificialtabletoptreesbearinghomemade
ereoftentakendownintotheairraid
shelterswhenthesirenssoundedtoprovideabitofchristmas
cheer!
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