According to a legend the original christmas tree was used as a symbol of religious devotion by christian missionaries who used the evergreen branches to explain a basic religious tenet of the trinity god the father son and holy spirit.
Upside down christmas tree hanging from ceiling.
Don t panic if you start to notice trees hanging from the ceiling by their trunks you re not in the upside down like in stranger things you re just noticing a christmas tree trend that has.
The first records of a tree being decorated date to the 1500s at riga latvia.
The tradition of hanging a christmas tree upside down from the ceiling is an old one in central and eastern europe.
The early trees were a symbol of the paradise tree in the garden of eden and were decorated with food and flowers to denote abundance.
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Don t panic if you start to notice trees hanging from the ceiling by their trunks you re not in the upside down you re just noticing a christmas tree trend that has blown up in the last few years.