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LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit @catanonim.me

Why do people put trees in houses?

dec 13, 2024, 1:17 pm • 1 0

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Sue W @suew.bsky.social

You've got Prince Albert (Queen Victoria's husband) to thank for that.

dec 13, 2024, 2:16 pm • 1 0 • view
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Sue W @suew.bsky.social

He and Victoria popularised the idea of having a tree inside the house and decorating it. Queen Charlotte, German wife of King George III introduced the Christmas tree to Britain in around 1800. German tradition to decorate the tree apparently.

dec 13, 2024, 2:23 pm • 0 0 • view