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Fun facts about christmas tree
♦ Christmas trees remove dust and pollen from the air
and take approximately seven years to mature.
♦ During the years from 1887 to 1933, a fishing
schooner called the 'Christmas Ship' used to sell spruce
trees from Michigan to Chicagoans.
♦ Evergreen trees were used to celebrate the onset of winter, even before the birth of
Christ.
♦ Christmas tree was decorated for the first time in Riga (Latvia), in the year 1510.
In 1963, the National Christmas Tree was not lighted until December 22nd, because the
national 30-day period of mourning following the assassination of President Kennedy
stretched on till that day.
♦ Large stores started putting up illuminated Christmas trees in the year 1900 only.
Mark Carr of New York started first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States, in
1851.
♦ National Christmas Tree Association gives a Christmas tree to the President and first
family of US every year.
♦ The tradition of using small candles to light a Christmas tree dates back to the mid-17th
century.
♦ Mark Carr of New York started first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States, in
1851.
♦ National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the White House was started by
President Coolidge in 1923.
♦ Scotch pine, Douglas fir, Noble fir, Fraser fir, Virginia pine, Balsam fir and White pine
are the most popular Christmas trees.
♦ Teddy Roosevelt had banned the Christmas tree from the White House because of
environmental reasons.
♦ The commercial sale of Christmas trees started in the United States around the year
1850.
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