The Christmas tree was invented in 1520s Germany and was popularized in England by Prince Albert.
However: the practice of bringing greenery into the house does date back to ancient pagan practices. Source: Stations of the Sun by Ronald Hutton.
Photo: our 2022 Yule tree 🎄
“Shall we liken Christmas to the web in a loom? There are many weavers, who work into the pattern the experience of their lives. When one generation goes, another comes to take up the weft where it has been dropped. The pattern changes as the mind changes, yet never begins quite anew. At first, we are not sure that we discern the pattern, but at last we see that, unknown to the weavers themselves, something has taken shape before our eyes, and that they have made something
— Earl W. Count, 4,000 Years of Christmas
very beautiful, something which compels our understanding.”
Dowsing for Divinity 