O Christmas Tree: Its History and Holiday Traditions

O Christmas Tree: Its History and Holiday Traditions — page 3
Evergreens are trees and bushes that remain green year-round Lush branches from these plants have been used in holiday celebrations and ceremonies for more than three thousand years Around 1300 BCE Egyptian families decorated their homes with palm branches to mark the winter solstice the shortest day of the year It was a happy holiday for evergreens reminded the Egyptians that as the hours of daylight increased their crops would begin to grow