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, UngarnJahrbuch 32 (2014, 2016) László Lukács, Der Christbaum in den oberrheinischen Städten des Jahrhunderts, Acta Ethnographica Hungarica, 2, 2014. Timothy Larson 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