The History Of Christmas Decorations

The poinsettia has become a popular tradition in christmas decorations and is still commonly seen today.

The history of christmas decorations. Decorations are mentioned in ancient descriptions of the roman feast of saturnalia which is thought to have originated in the 5th century bc. Decorations on the ceiling. Christmas decorations used to be put up on christmas eve and not before. A christmas decoration is any of several types of ornamentation used at christmastime and the greater holiday season the traditional colors of christmas are pine green snow white and heart red blue pink and white are often used to represent winter or sometimes hanukkah which occurs around the same time gold and silver are also very common as are other metallic colours.

The idea of hanging up decorations in the middle of winter is older than christmas itself. Indeed many people believed that it was extremely unlucky to bring evergreens the traditional item to decorate homes into the house before that date. Other christmas plants used today are holly and mistletoe. Some 900 years later a christian bishop in turkey wrote disapprovingly about members of his congregation who were drinking feasting dancing and crowning.

Christmas decoration in the home. Over the years plastic variations of reindeers stars fruit butterflies birds and gingerbread men have evolved.