The Christmas tree: Coburg's secret connection to the British tradition!

The Christmas tree: Coburg's secret connection to the British tradition!

Coburg, Deutschland - The origin of the Christmas tree and its distribution to England are the subject of heated debates. Prince Albert of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha is often seen as the one who introduced tradition in 1840 through his marriage to Queen Victoria into British culture. Today's Christmas tree in front of the Rockefeller Center in New York is an impressive result of this tradition. A picture that shows the royal family about a festively decorated tree and in 1848 in the The illustrated london news Key moment that promoted the widespread awareness of the custom. However, Dirk Bratschedl from the Meininger Touristinformation takes the view that much more was responsible for the traditions of Queen Victoria's aunt, Meiningerin Adelheid. This celebrated Christmas with a festive tree in her childhood.

The dispute over the Christmas tree tradition

Although Prince Albert is often considered to be a converter of custom, historians like Andrea Jakob make it clear that the Christmas tree in British culture was not only popular by him. The custom was previously established in the German nobility, with Viktoria's ancestors had decisive influence. Albert himself declared the decoration of the Christmas tree to his heart and brought a breath of fresh air to the Victorian Christmas tradition. When the picture appeared in 1848, a real wave of imitation began in England, which led to the rapid popularity of the Christmas tree in the entire British society, such as Schloesserblog reported.

Over time, more and more households decorated their living rooms with Christmas trees, and the custom even came to America. The Christmas customs that they represent are deeply anchored in traditions, health, life and hope. In this way, the connection between the German tradition and the British Christmas celebrations remains strong, even if the authorship remains controversial.