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A [b]christmas Tree[/b][/color][/size][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000], less commonly known as a [b]Yule tree[/b], is one of the most popular [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Tradition][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]traditions[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000] associated with the celebration of [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Christmas][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]Christmas[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000] and [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Yuletide][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]Yuletide[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]. It is normally an [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Evergreen][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]evergreen[/u][/color][/size][/url] [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Pinophyta][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]coniferous[/u][/color][/size][/url] [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Tree][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]tree[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000] that is brought into a home or used in the open, and is decorated with [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Christmas_lights][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]Christmas lights[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000] and colourful [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Ornaments][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]ornaments[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000] during the days around Christmas. An [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Angel][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]angel[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000] or [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Star][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]star[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000] is often placed at the top of the tree, representing the host of angels or the [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Star_of_Bethlehem][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]Star of Bethlehem[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000] from the [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Nativity_of_Jesus][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]Nativity[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000] story.
Despite being associated with a [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Christianity][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]Christian[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000] festival, many have made the claim that the tradition's origins are pre-Christian, originating in the ancient [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Paganism][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]paganism[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000] of Europe. The tradition can be definitively dated to 16th century [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Germany][u][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]Germany[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000], and it was popularised across the western world in the 18th and 19th centuries.[/color][/size][font:cf0a=Arial][size=25][color:cf0a=#ff0000]
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