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Queen Victoria’s Christmas Tree
By Fabia Buescher (fb586@cam.ac.uk) Today, one of the most prominent Christmas traditions in Britain is the Christmas tree. Real or artificial, it is decorated with Christmas baubles, tinsel and lights. But how did fir trees become such an integral part of Christmas? Since antiquity, many cultures, including Egypt, China and Rome, used evergreens for festive…
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