Sa “Hey Mo! Did you see that?”
Mo “What? I don’t see anything.”
Sa “Ha ha. I got you. Was talking about all those trees that humans are buying on the streets. As of late.”
Mo “Oh so you think you are funny?! Let me hit you with the thoughtful
face and I will teach you for a change.”
Mo “Actually I am going to teach you about the history of
the Christmas tree.”
Sa “Mmmm. Did not know you had any information that was not about
snacks.”
Mo “All the time I have spent smelling and marking trees
peeked my interest on the history of those funny indoor trees that come around
only once a year. That our human parents do not let me pee on.”
Sa “Ok it can be your turn to teach me something. When did this idea start?”
Mo “There are many different versions of how and when this
Christmas tree tradition started. Yet most agree that Germany is credited with bringing
the Christmas tree tradition in the 16th century which is the 1500’s
in human years.”
Sa “Wow interesting. So who started decorating the
trees.”
Mo “Calm down. I am getting there. The most accepted version
is that a human during this time by the name of Martin Luther was the first to
add candles to the trees. He was a Protestant reformer and was walking toward
his home one winter evening, composing a sermon, he was awed by the brilliance
of stars twinkling amidst evergreens. Later, to recapture the scene for his
family, he erected a tree in the main room and wired its branches with lighted
candles.”
Sa “You really did homework but so far you are only talking about Germany, what about here in America?”
Sa “You really did homework but so far you are only talking about Germany, what about here in America?”
Mo “You are so impatient give me a moment and I will tell you. The first one on the record of actually being on display was in the 1830’s and was in a German settlement in Pennsylvania, yet the trees had been a tradition in many German homes much earlier. But most saw Christmas trees as pagan symbols and not accepted by most Americans.”
Sa “Hey since you do it to me I will do it to you here is
something I know. It was in 1846 that Queen Victoria and her German Prince,
Albert, were sketched in the Illustrated London News standing with their
children around a Christmas tree. Due to her being very popular with her
subjects, and what was done at the court immediately became fashionable not
only in Britain, but with fashion-conscious East Coast American Society. Thanks
to this the Christmas tree had arrived to the shores of the USA.”
Mo “So now you are stealing my thunder. Do you know about the
lights?”
Sa “Um no you can finish the lesson now.”
Mo “Thanks. Candles had become more and more of a danger.
Then in 1895 Ralph Morris, an American telephonist which is a switchboard
operator, invented the first electric Christmas lights, very similar to similar
to the ones people use today. So humans should say a big thank you to Ralph Morris
for making Christmas safer. That was about it for the trees this time.”
Sa “That was really interesting.”
MoSa “And for all those humans who like the images here and
want to see more you can visit our moms site to view or even purchase images
from the link below. Remember all purchases helps our puppy parents buy
treats.”
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