Introduction / परिचय

There are many such plants, which work to enhance the beauty of not only the house but also your garden. One of them is the monkey puzzle tree, also known as the Christmas tree. After seeing its beauty, most people put a Christmas tree in the house and also decorate it during the festival.

Actually ‘Christmas tree’ is an evergreen plant on which many decorations are done on Christmas day, it is estimated that this practice was started by the Egyptians, Chinese or Hebrew people in ancient times, these people used to wear garlands of this evergreen tree, Flowers were considered a symbol of the continuity of life. They believed that decorating these plants in the house keeps evil spirits away, since then it became a custom to decorate the tree. Christmas trees give off a large amount of oxygen as well as remove carbon dioxide and other harmful gases from the atmosphere. Due to which we get sufficient amount of clean oxygen.

Varieties / किस्मे

Fir trees are one of more than 45 species of evergreen trees. Evergreen trees are a popular type of Christmas tree because they keep their leaves throughout the year. There are many types of fir trees and although they’re all similar, each type grows in a specific location and has a unique color and shape. The most popular fir trees used for Christmas include the noble fir, fraser fir and balsam fir.

  • Noble Fir
  • Douglas Fir
  • Balsam Fir
  • Fraser Fir
  • Grand Fir
  • Canaan Fir
  • Concolor Fir
  • White Pine
  • Scotch Pine
  • Virginia Pine
  • Blue Spruce
  • Norway Spruce
  • White Spruce
  • Arizona Cypress
  • Leyland Cypress
  • Red Cedar
  • Deodar Cedar

History / इतिहास

The Christmas tree i.e. the evergreen tree was given great importance even before the birth of Jesus Christ. Keeping evergreen trees in their homes in Egypt and Rome was considered very auspicious. In the Roman Empire, these trees were used to decorate the house. The tradition of decorating the Christmas tree first started in Germany in 1500 AD. It was started by the 16th century reformer of Christianity Martin Luther. Actually once Martin Luther was going through a snowy forest on the evening of 24 December. Where he saw an evergreen tree. The branches of the tree were shining with the light of the moon. And Martin Luther came home and planted an evergreen tree. Decorated the tree with small candles. After which he also decorated the evergreen tree in honor of the birthday of Jesus Christ. And lit this tree with the light of a candle.