A Christmas tree beginning

In 1841, Prince Albert, who was original from Germany and was husband of Queen Victoria, set up a Christmas tree at Windsor Castle in England.  The custom of Christmas trees spread quickly to the middle class and then to working people.

For Victorians, a good Christmas tree had to be six branches tall and be placed on a table covered with a white damask tablecloth. It was decorated with garlands, candies and paper flowers.

I hope you like my Christmas tree, the picture is not as good as I would have liked it to be, but you get the point. I hope everyone has a happy holiday season and for those of you that do celebrate Christmas a Merry Christmas too.

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