Why will we beautify a tree at Christmas? | EUROtoday

HASith its glass balls and garlands, the tree is, similar to the nativity scene, the important image of Christmas. The figures bear this out: 6.9 million Christmas bushes have been bought in France in 2021, based on a Kantar report revealed in March 2022, together with almost one million synthetic bushes. The Nordmann fir, native to the Caucasus and whose needles final a very long time, has been on the high of gross sales for a number of years, intently adopted by the normal spruce, whose needles shortly dry out however have a extra pronounced scent. Whether it’s produced in Morvan or made in China, actual or pretend, the tree nonetheless retains the identical symbolic significance: it embodies gentle.

This image, nevertheless, has little to do with the Nativity, even when the approaching of Jesus on earth is interpreted…