Inventing the Christmas tree [electronic resource] / Bernd Brunner ; translated from the German by Benjamin A. Smith.

A colorfully decorated Christmas tree, lit with twinkling lights, provokes awe and delight. We understand the lighted tree as a central symbol of the Christmas season, but what are the roots of the tradition? Who first thought to bedeck a tree, to bring it inside? How and where did the local activit...

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Main Author: Brunner, Bernd, 1964-
Other title:Erfindung des Weihnachtsbaums. English
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
German
Published: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2012.
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