Decorating Your Christmas Tree Around Christmas time, families plan lots of exciting activities with family and friends. For example, going caroling, traveling to meet family, and going sledding. One important thing that happens is sending Christmas cards. Every year, over 3 billion Christmas cards are sold. Another very important task to do is decorate your Christmas tree with your family. About 25 to 30 million real Christmas trees are sold each year! It’s also great to embellish your tree, because it makes you feel jubilant and joyous! You might even have your own family traditions. However, if you follow these primitive steps on jazzing up your tree, it will look marvelous!
First off, you need to gather all of your decorations.
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You should also put your lights, and all other string like attachments to the tree. Once that is done, it’s time to add on your single decorations! When adding these on, you should note, not to put them too close together. You should spread them apart so the tree doesn’t look too dull or too colorful in one spot. When you’re finished adding embellishments, you should try to add tinsel, to dazzle things up!
Last but not least, finishing touches! A common material to add is a tree skirt, to put underneath your tree. One very important thing is the tree topper. Most people put a star or an angel. This because, to the Christian faith, the star symbolizes the Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, and the angel symbolizes the host of angels in the Nativity story. Other toppers may include, paper rosettes, ribbon bows, Father Christmases or Santa Clauses, Christian crosses, Christmas owls, and sunbursts.
In conclusion, you’ve adapted on how to decorate your Christmas tree. Though sometimes, it can be somewhat of a hassle to decorate your tree, it is also a very merry experience for all! But it is an important thing to know, because decorating will be much easier time and time again. So even while it may take a little effort, you should always remember these simple steps. Place your tree, add decorations in order, and add your last finishing
The Christmas tree is an important symbol because it represents Nora’s life. The beginning of Act 2 states that the tree was tattered and stripped of ornaments, just like Nora’s life was falling apart.
In many religions ways, the tree is seen as a primary symbol of worship. Such as the the Tree of Life, the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Death. The Anglo-Saxon Pagan religion is said to have relied heavily on tree worship and giving it spiritual value. In the Anglo-Saxon culture, the tree that is transformed into a cross is the symbol of Christianity while Christ simply is on the cross, but in modern Christianity Jesus is the symbol of Christianity as he hangs on the cross. In the story the sacred tree is depictated as the main character and God-like
The play opens up with the Christmas tree being symbolic. The tree symbolizes Nora’s position in the Helmer household. The tree can also symbolize Nora’s personality. In the play the Christmas tree is a materialistic object used only for
Pagans would use the branches to decorate their homes during winter to give them hope of the spring to come; while, Christians used this tree as a sign of everlasting life with God.
According to William Muir Auld’s book Christmas Traditions, the Christmas tree found its way into the hearts and homes of Christian people with their thoughts and sentiment. Auld writes, “On the night in which Christ was born, all the trees in the forest, despite snow and ice, bloomed and bore fruit” (Auld 138). This story was first told by a geographer of the tenth century named Georg Jacob. This story was as highly believed as the birth of Christ. Christmas trees can be dated back through writing, specifically songs and are associated with the Church, specifically to post-Reformation times. The trees, which decorate homes worldwide, are linked to a spiritual tradition practiced by a variety of religious groups. (The Fir Tree, page 241 in
Most scripture texts on Sundays and weekdays reflect these two points as do the mass texts. Boyer advises that during Advent, “moderation should be observed in the decoration of the altar” (39). He further explains that an Advent wreath should not be placed in an area that distracts those from the celebration of the mass and musical instruments and songs should not convey the full joy of Christmas time. He also thinks that in the Church the nativity scene should not be placed until the last possible time. Usually Christmas decorations in the Church should not take long to set up if volunteers are divided into set groups with set
The Christmas tree can be seen as the first symbol in the play A Doll's House, where women have to be obedient to men and hide their true emotions. For example, at the start of Act Two, the stage directions order that “The Christmas tree is in the corner by the piano...” (Ibsen 29) This instruction represents Torvald, Nora's husband, directing Nora to do whatever pleases him even though she might disagree. She sees herself as being isolated by her husband and feels rejected as her opinion is never considered by him. In addition, the directions if Act Two continue to instruct that the Christmas tree is "…stripped of its ornaments and with burnt down candle-ends on it dishevelled branches.” (Ibsen 29) The image that is created by this order reveals that Nora also feels burned out by always having to listen to her husband. The "dishevelled branches" of the Christmas tree indicate that her life is bedraggled and she has t...
... Religious Customs, History, Legends, and Symbols from around the World; Supplemented by a Bibliography and Lists of Christmas Web Sites and Associations. Detroit, Mich: Omnigraphics, 2003. Print.
“One of the first signs of Christmas was the arrival of the Christmas card in the post. John Calcott Horsley designed the first Christmas card in 1846 for Sir Henry Cole, Chairman of the Society of the Arts. Only 1000 cards were printed that first year and were expensive, but the pattern for the future was formed.” Encyclopedia. Then in 1870, postage was reduced. Thus began the real spread of the Christmas card. By the early 1870s, the custom had reached the United States. Christmas decorations sometimes appeared well before the holiday, also, but many still held to the old superstition that it was bad luck to put up a evergreen (Christmas Tree) before Christmas Eve. ”The most favored plants were all 'magical' because of the mid-winter berries they produced--mistletoe, holly and ivy. The red berry of the holly was believed to protect one against witchcraft.” Encyclopedia. The sprig had to be carried into the house by a male, as the berry is on the 'male' holly plant. One use for holly sprigs was to decorate the Christmas pudding. The 'female' ivy symbolized immortality. “Mistletoe, because of its pagan origins, was not allowed in any church. Kissing under the mistletoe was English custom and only as many berries as were on the mistletoe, could there be kisses. For after every kiss, a berry had to be removed from the sprig.” English Customs.
Ah, to be a kid again. How wonderful it would be to relive the magic of Christmas. Don’t get me wrong, I have always been a kid at heart and a true lover of Christmas. But as we get older and we realize that Santa Claus and the North Pole were just stories our parents told us so we’d behave, Christmas starts to lose that magical feeling. No matter how much we might still love it, Christmastime just isn’t the same as when we were young. And at a time of all the aggravating shopping hustle and bustle, dents in the pockets, headaches, traffic jams and long lines, I begin to realize that God has sent me the most magical Christmas gift of all, a beautiful three year old whom I can relive Christmas in all over. Through my child’s eyes, I see myself each time his face lights up at the sight of Santa, and I feel his anticipation each morning as he faithfully opens up one more window on the Christmas calendar. Tonight, as we decorate the tree, I admiringly watched his tiny fingers delicately place each of the ornaments on all the same branches until they drooped to the floor. So proud of his work, I secretly placed some elsewhere, as to not hurt his feelings, and wondered how many times my own mother had done the same thing. And after a long day of shopping and excitement, I watched his eyelids begin to droop while lying underneath the warm glow of the Christmas tree lights.
A real tree gets very messy after the first week. An artificial tree usually never sheds one pin needle while a real tree sheds millions of them! With the artificial Christmas tree the set-up and take-down is very simple the real Christmas trees set-up and take-down is very very hard and messy.
This is symbolic of women being expected to give everything to their children and families, even if it destroys them. The society expects women to be completely selfless, even if it is dangerous or harmful to themselves, which is portrayed through the destruction of the Christmas tree. Moreover, the tree is ignored from this point to the end of the story, which is builds on the representation of women’s place in society. This is particularly representative of women being good for nothing, but providing for their families. After the children are taken care of with their presents and the Christmas tree is no longer beautiful or relevant, neither is the women or Nora to their husband and children.
Christmas decorations should create a feeling of magic. The desire to create a magic home and bringing the spirit of Christmas can seem heavy these days. It becomes heavy and hard to carry, that parents now feel over the need to make
The Christmas tree, a festive object meant to serve a decorative purpose, symbolizes Nora’s position in her household as a plaything who is pleasing to look at. Ibsen’s use of the Christmas tree is portrayed throughout the play. The Christmas tree symbolized Nora’s feelings. In the First act there is a festive tree with “pretty red flowers” and Nora comes in the house carelessly. Nora’s mood is festive and tree gives a merry glow to the reader. At the end of act 1, Nora has been threatened by krogstad that if she doesn’t help him keep the job, he will tell Torvald about the illegal loan. Torvald on the other hand believes that Krogstad “forged someone name” and will be fired. So in act II, the tree is striped of his ornaments. In the act the tree is dropping along with Nora’s Hope and Happiness. The tree helps the reader fell the anxiety of Nora’s feelings. A Christmas tree itself is a symbol for joy so that is why it is used. Through all times and even in the bible trees and flowers have been a subject of wonderment; a symbol of life, that is why Ibsen uses this as a symbol of Nora’s feelings.
Every year, my parents add a little more to the outside decorations. My mom, sisters, our children and myself decorate the inside of the house. My mom has so many indoor decorations that they can not all possibly be displayed. We try to change the decorations, which we put out every year. The men finish up just about the same time as, we women and then it is time to decorate the tree together. The children love this the most.