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Christmas trees are a characteristic element of the Christmas holidays. It consists of a pine tree decorated with ornaments and lights, and it symbolizes love for God and for the baby Jesus. It is also considered the “tree of life.”

The tradition of decorating trees at Christmas has its origin in Germany and Scandinavia, in the 15th and 17th centuries. Quite a long time ago, right? As for its decoration, it usually has a star placed at the top and a ton of ornaments surrounding it.

Have you already decorated your Christmas tree? You surely have. Come with us; if you are up for painting this topic, you will not only have fun coloring it, but you will also learn a ton thanks to the fun facts we add on top of the Christmas tree coloring pages.

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1. It is said that the origin of the Christmas tree comes from the Celtic culture, in Europe, who used trees to represent their gods.
2. On December 25, the Celts celebrated the birth of Frey, the god of rain and fertility. The way they celebrated it was by decorating a tree.
3. In Poland, Christmas trees are not set up from the floor, but from the ceiling! This tradition comes from medieval times, when a monk explained the Holy Trinity to the pagans with the help of an upside-down tree.
4. At first, evergreen trees were used for decorating, but later the Romans began to use firs as Christmas trees.
5. In the year 1510, there was a tradition of decorating the Christmas tree, decorating it and then dancing around it. At the end, it was set on fire until it was completely consumed.
6. The current tradition of decorating the Christmas tree comes from the Scandinavian countries, in the 17th century, and it was brought to Great Britain in the 18th century.
7. Before, instead of decorating the tree with ornaments, they hung apples on it, representing the apples of Adam and Eve.
8. The star that is placed on the Christmas tree represents the Star of Bethlehem, which the Three Wise Men followed to find the baby God.
9. Artificial Christmas trees were created in 1880 due to the great deforestation that was happening in Germany. From there, trees were made with colored goose feathers attached with wire.
10. The Vatican did not always agree with decorating with a Christmas tree. It was not until 1982, with the arrival of Pope John Paul II, that a tree is decorated next to the nativity scene.
11. Did you know that Christmas trees drink water? If it is a cut tree, it can be placed in a large vase with water. It would consume up to a liter of water a day in its first week. Incredible!
12. Once Christmas is over, the trees become compost, or they are buried to prevent soil erosion.
13. Europe is the continent that produces the most Christmas trees in the world. It is estimated to be about 60 million a year. Amazing!
14. The largest Christmas tree in the world was the one in Sri Lanka, with a size of more than 73 meters tall, and it was created in 2016. It really was an enormous tree!
15. Each year, around a million Christmas trees are cut down in Mexico alone. Millions of other trees are cut down in the United States and Canada.
16. The smallest Christmas tree in the world was created by Maura Willems, a student of applied physics. She made it by removing 51 atoms from a perfect crystal lattice, and as a result she got a tiny Christmas tree.