The Very Recent Origins of the Christmas Tree

Ground News Holiday Sale: Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Join Ground News today to get 40% off unlimited access: Sale ends December 31. It’s often alleged that the Christmas tree originated from some sort of pagan practice. But the evidence points to a much later date during the Medieval period in Europe. Bibliography: László Lukács, Geschichte und Verbreitung des Christbaumes in Europa (PhD dissertation) László Lukács, “Christbaum der Irrungen,” Ungarn-Jahrbuch 32 (2014/2016) László Lukács, “Der Christbaum in den oberrheinischen Städten des 16./17. Jahrhunderts,” Acta Ethnographica Hungarica, 2/2014. Timothy Larson (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Christmas, (Oxford University Press, 2020), David Bertaina, “Trees and Decorations,” in Joe Perry, Christmas in Germany: A Cultural History, (UNC CHapel Hill Press, 2010), 265 - 276. Peter Gainsford, “Concerning