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The history of Christmas wreaths
can be traced from a variety of Christian
and pre-christian traditions. Christmas
wreaths are the decorated and designed
flower arrangements consisting of
a circular band of foliage for ornamental
purposes. December is the month of
Christmas celebration and people celebrate
their Christmas by decorating their
houses with colorful wreaths and ornaments.
They hang these wholesale wreaths
at the main door of their houses.
They also keep these wreaths in the
hall for display as these Christmas
wreaths give a fresh Christmas look.
The use of Christmas wreaths is a
very old custom.
In ancient times, people of Rome
used designer wreaths to decorate
their homes. In those days, wreaths
were a symbol of victory. Though there
is no such history of Christmas wreaths
but these facts are gathered from
different myths from all over the
world.
The origin of Christmas wreaths can
be found in folk tales. In the pre-Christian
era, Germans of Eastern Europe gathered
fresh green wreaths and lighted fires.
It was considered as the symbol of
spring and new light. 16th century
onwards, Catholics and protestants
of Germany celebrated Christmas through
this ritual. They also worshiped light
during the celebrations. From then,
the tradition of Christmas wreaths
spread all over the Christian countries.
Gradually these wreaths became a
part of Christmas celebrations. Christmas
wreaths are the flower arrangements
consisting of a circular band. These
are decorated with five candles. Mostly
violet and white colored candles are
used for the decoration of Christmas
wreaths. People place the wreaths
at the main entrance of their houses.
These candles are lighted every day
at home before the evening meal. The
ritual is followed till 25th of December.
A short prayer accompanies the lighting
of the candles. This ritual takes
place on Christmas evening. It marks
the birth of lord Jesus.
In conclusion it can be said that
the use of beautiful Christmas wreaths
is a very old tradition but there
is no such concrete evidence on the
history of Christmas wreaths. To know
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