History of Christmas Trees

A monk named Devonshire, who was based from historic Crediton, visited Germany to teach and spread the Word of God during the early years of the 7th century. This monk did his bidding that was sent to him from the heavens, and he spent his time in a place that now became the heart of the holiday Decoration Industry, which was then known as Thuringia. This starts the history of christmas trees.

There are legendary stories about this monk which states that he used the actual shape of the beautiful Fir Tree to depict the Holy Trinity: God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The people of his time started to regard the triangular tree as God's Holy Tree. The Fir tree then replaced the Oak as the Holy Tree of God. Then, during the early years of the ancient 12th century, this early version of Christmas trees were usually hung in an upside-down position at homes in Central Europe to symbolize Christendom and Christianity. The history of christmas trees is connected to christianity.

Christmas tree at old building

The first Christmas trees that had decorations were then set up in Riga, Latvia during the early 1500s. In the first few years of the 1600s, Martin Luther had been known by historians to have actually decorated miniature Christmas Trees. The Christmas trees that this great man decorated were complete with lit candles to show the people in his neighborhood, along with his kids, just how much the stars of the night light everyone's path.