圣诞树的来历
</p><p>圣诞树一致是庆祝圣诞节不可少的装饰物，如果家中没有圣诞树，就大大减少了过节气氛。关于圣诞树的来源有多种不同的传说。</p><p><span word="Legend">Legend</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Luther">Luther</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decorate">decorate</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="candles">candles</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recreate">recreate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="shining">shining</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evergreens">evergreens</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1605 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="history">history</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sweets">sweets</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="quilled">quilled</span> <span word="snowflakes">snowflakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>. <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Markets">Markets</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="gingerbreads">gingerbreads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="ornaments">ornaments</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="souvenirs">souvenirs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>.</p><p>其中一个是说：大约在十六世纪，圣诞树最先出现在德国，德国人把长青的松柏枝拿到屋中去摆设，将之成为圣诞树。后来，由德国人马丁路德把蜡烛放在树林中的枞树枝上，然后点燃蜡烛，使它看起来像是引导人们到伯利恒去。而近今日，人们已经改用粉色的小灯泡了。</p><p><span word="Tinsel">Tinsel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1610. <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="wafer">wafer</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="strips">strips</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="durable">durable</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="tarnished">tarnished</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> - <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tin">tin</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="viable">viable</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span>.</p>
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