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In addition, a counter is displayed on the screen. This is a setback to the Eid holiday, when gifts are distributed.

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What you don’t know about the Christmas tree

The Christmas tree tradition, now widespread in different parts of the world, has a history that combines pagan and Christian roots. Although the modern version is usually associated with Germany and perhaps with 16th-century reformer Martin Luther, the practice of decorating trees appears in much older rituals.

According to this special National Geographic article, in Greek and Roman cultures, pine trees were decorated during fertility festivals and Saturnalia, when they symbolized renewal and protection from winter.

The Christian dimension of the tradition gained strength centuries later. One of the most widespread accounts links the tree to Luther’s vision of observing the brightness of the stars reflected in the branches of a pine tree.

Another version refers to Saint Boniface the Evangelist, who cut down an oak tree considered sacred to the pagans, and planted a pine tree in its place as a symbol of God’s everlasting love. In medieval Europe, it was common to hang trees upside down inside homes as a sign of the Christian faith and the Holy Trinity.

The custom occurred more widely from the 19th century onwards, driven by the English and North Americans. In 1891, the White House put up its first Christmas tree. In Brazil, the oldest record dates back to 1909, in Rio Grande do Norte.