Why do people hang balls on Christmas trees?
Christmas Ornaments are decorations used like Lanterns, Balls, Stockings, and Lights are there to make the Christmas tree more lively and artistic. Every time I see a Christmas tree full of decorations, it makes me feel that the Lord’s coming is near; Christmas spirit is indeed here! There are also different kinds of christmas balls that we could use at any Christmas tree designs. There are different colors, and that we have to make sure that all the styles, colors and forms are properly augmented for a best and more attractive result. Most families spend a great time in putting Christmas tree decorated with a perfect Christmas balls to add up a glittering and sparkling look, through it kids find it more fun and it looks much more magical. It is basically candid to look at your beloved family enjoying the beauty of the house because of the Christmas decors.
Christmas tree from the sims 3 store...?
I got this Christmas Tree from the Sims 3 store from a free set called "More Holiday presents" but I can't find the tree! I know it installed correctly because I found another item from the set the "showy snowman". Anyone knows where the holiday tree is?
Is there a difference between a Yule Tree and a Christmas Tree?
Yule is a winter festival identified with Christmas in modern times.[1] The pagan Germanic peoples celebrated Yule from late December to early January on a date determined by the lunar Germanic calendar.[2] When the Julian calendar was adopted in northern Europe, Yule was placed on December 25 to correspond with the date of Christmas.[3] The word "Yule" come from the same root as the word "jolly." Modern Yule traditions include decorating a fir or spruce tree, burning a Yule log, hanging mistletoe and holly branches, giving gifts, and general celebration and merriment. The modern English word Yule likely derives from the word yoole, from 1450, which developed from the Old English term geōl and geōla before 899. The term has been linked to and may originate from the Old Norse Jōl, which refers to a Germanic pagan feast lasting 12 days that was later Christianized into Christmas.
Why is it called ‘trimming’ the Christmas tree?
According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, use of the word trim to mean “decorate, adorn” is from 1540s. The related word, trimmings, meaning “adornments, accessories, etc.,” is from the 1610s.[1] Its use is not confined to Christmas trees; it can refer to decorating any item. Regency-era novels often mentioned ladies “trimming hats,” that is, decorating hats with ribbons and other materials.[2]Both this use of trim and trimmings are from the verb trim[3]mid-15c., probably from Old English trymian, trymman “strengthen, fortify, confirm; comfort; incite; set in order, arrange, prepare, make ready; become strong,” from trum “strong, stable,” from Proto-Germanic *trum-, from PIE *dru-mo-, suffixed form of root *deru- "be firm, solid, steadfast." Examples in Middle English are wanting.Original sense is preserved in nautical phrase in fighting trim (see trim (n.)); where the verb meant "distribute the load of a ship so she floats on an even keel" (1570s). Meaning "make neat by cutting" is first recorded 1520s; that of "decorate, adorn" is from 1540s. Sense of “reduce” is attested from 1966.Footnotes[1] Search Online Etymology Dictionary[2] Trimming a Regency Bonnet - Ideas & Instructions[3] Origin and meaning of trim by Online Etymology Dictionary
Christmas tree and gas fireplace?
I would be realllllllly careful with how close that tree IS to your fireplace. It's possible that the heat can cause this fire to happen. Also keep the tree well watered!! THat's going to help. Get a SLIM tree--or cut the branches back that are right near the fireplace. But ys keep the tree well watered and keep the branches cut back as much as you can. Gas is still a real fire so the heat of the glass is enough to combust the tree. I wouldn't leave the tree alone with the fireplace on for any length of time. Another option is to not put your tree up so early. Put it up for a week tops and take an axe--or the person you get the tree from--have them saw a little cut approx 1/4" deep or less and that will help the water seep up through the base more so.
What goes on the top of a Christmas tree, a fairy or an angel?
In my 70 years of experience, I have not encountered a rule about what goes on top of the tree. My family used an angel or two or three over the years. I think I saw angels, stars, spiral tops, fancy lighting , snowflakes, huge bows made of ribbon and sometimes nothing.Someone on Quora may know about a tradition or long standing reason for one or the other. I don’t think it is important to most people which or what goes on top, other than carrying on traditions that are important to them. I most often make a huge bow with wired ribbon that unites my decorations. I have used angels and stars and other things that I cannot remember.I have been collecting ornaments for a very long time. I have many, many ornaments from delicate blown glass to cheap little snowmen. I gave my children ornaments each year that reflected their interest at the time, and now as adults they have their own collections of Barbie dolls, ballerinas, foot balls, trains, cars, angels, Santas, reindeer, Strawberry shortcake, Star Wars characters, dogs, birds, movie characters, team symbols, silly bobbles and many others. I am a dog lover, so I have one tree that I used only dog ornaments.Good luck in finding THE answer to your question.
Why do stores that sell Christmas items call them "Holiday"?
I remember one year I went to buy some rapping paper and Christmas lights and everything there said "holiday" on it. Even the Christmas trees were called "holiday trees." When I look at comercials that have someone putting a present under a tree, and then saying "Happy Holidays" to his wife or kids I find it a little absurd. Hershey also had a section for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, but no section for Christmas. Even now there are tons of items for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa but very few that say "Merry Christmas." Why would a store that is selling items to people that are celebrating Christmas not put Christmas on the package, or use Christmas in their ads? Who gets excited about buying "holiday cards" or "holiday gifts?" About 90% of American celebrate Christmas, and something like 96% enjoy Christmas. I don't anyone would be offended by a store calling Christmas trees Christmas trees. What's going on here?
What is your oldest Christmas tree ornament?
I had an eccentric aunt named Auntie Flo Flo who lived in a ramshackle house that hadn’t been updated at all since the 1940s. This house had a coal stove in the kitchen for cooking food and heating the house and open registers in the ceiling to heat the upstairs. When I was a child I would sleep in a great big iron frame bed upstairs with my brothers and sisters under a dozen heavy blankets and when I woke up our breath would be frozen like frost on the top blanket. We had to use a chamber pot because the only bathroom was way downstairs. And in the morning my brother and I had to shovel coal into hods from the coal cellar and load the coal stove with paper and wood and make a fire and then add coal when the wood was blazing. It took quite awhile to heat up the house.One of the most romantic things about this situation was that my aunt’s Christmas things were all from the thirties and forties. Auntie Flo Flo had a party every Thanksgiving and cooked the turkey. To this day we still talk about how unbelievably good her turkey was when it was cooked in that coal stove. After eating and playing PoKeNo we would drag up all her ancient Christmas stuff and put up her (real) tree and decorate to the tunes of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin and the other crooners singing on her old record player while she brought in egg nog in chipped enamel cups. It was a great, great time, a remarkable anachronistic thing we didn’t appreciate until years later.When Auntie Flo Flo died she left everything to my other aunt, her sister. This aunt was very old and frail and not really interested in all the “junk” from the old days. A huge dumpster was called in and fifty years or more of Life and Time magazines and Saturday Evening Posts and National Geographic and (shockingly) Cosmopolitan magazine were dumped into the dumpster with the chipped enamel egg nog glasses and seventy five years of history. Other relatives picked over what they wanted and in the end when I got a chance there was a small pile of Christmas ornaments in their ancient boxes that no one wanted. They were clearly from the 1930s and while one time they were probably pretty bright by now they had lost some of their luster. However, they were from Auntie Flo Flo. I just put them on my Christmas tree today, Nov 23, 2018.So the oldest ornaments on my tree, in fact all of them, are about 80 years old.
Does anyone here work of have worked Christmas Tree Shop?
I've worked there. It sucks but it won't take much for you to be hired. They ask questions about how you'll treat customers and stuff. You'll do fine there if you kiss up to the manager and act like you love the place. Don't try to act too intelligent though - they don't like anyone who tries to think for themself.
What do people mean when they say a "Rustic" Christmas tree?
First Richard Jacobs, Beautiful pics of a rustic tree. While studying Cultural Anthroplogy, we talked about About ‘religious holidays and how they’re celebrated around the world. For example. As we Americans know, Christmas time begins the second Halloween ends. It so often obliterates Thanksgiving it’s disgusting. We (a Lot of people) go into debt at an uncomfortable level. Stress soars, traffic increases. Everyone wants get that perfect gift for everyone on their list. Compare to the Northern European countries, Canada, and Australia. Northern European countries tend to spend the day with family. Usually each person gives one gift to each immediate family member. Practical things like pillow cases, sheets, towels, etc. Christmas Eve is when the tree is cut down (or in major cities, purchased). Decorated with pine cones, family nick nacks and ribbons. Canada, the day is very religious. Church, home for lunch or dinner, and single gifts exchanged with immediate family. The 26th is Boxing Day. The day families go visit friends and bring them a Christmas Box. Homemade treats are the most popular gift. Australia also has Boxing Day. The Day there is usually celebrated outside or at the beach. Lunch or dinner is traditionally chilled seafood, cold sliced meats, cheeses and assorted breads. Beer is the usual beverage. Christmas Trees are often decorated with unusual and favorite empty beer cans and bottles. And the greeting is Have a Blue Christmas. Referring to a clear blue sky as it’s summer there.