I'm a simple emigrant and I still haven't put up the Christmas tree

The Christmas tree is the second most important Christmas and New Year tradition that Germans have given to the world. In Germany, around the year 723 AD, the English missionary Saint Boniface discovered pagans preparing sacrifices at the oak of the god Thor. Boniface took an axe and cut down the tree. But no god punished him, and then he declared that the sacred tree would henceforth be the fir tree located nearby. Thus these trees became part of Christian rites in Germany, and in the Middle Ages the Garden of Eden began to appear there. Trees decorated with apples were displayed in homes on December 24, during the religious feast of Adam and Eve. Then the decorations became more varied, and in the 16th century Martin Luther first hung lit candles on the tree, making it a Christmas tree. By the 19th century the Christmas tree had become an obligatory tradition here. Then the Germans began to migrate and took their traditions with them. For example, in 1848 in one of the London newspapers, an illustration of the royal family of the German prince Albert and his wife, Queen Victoria, by a decorated Christmas tree was published. It’s in the picture, but to be honest, I couldn’t tell whether it was the original or a copy. The popularity of Christmas trees was depleting the forests in Germany. Therefore the Germans began producing artificial trees from goose feathers. And later a manufacturer of toilet brushes claimed that he used those same brushes to create an artificial Christmas tree. They became popular, especially when the material was replaced with plastic. In 2018, Vonovia conducted a survey in Germany and of 1,000 people about 60% said they choose only natural Christmas trees, 32% prefer artificial ones, and the rest would not set one up at all. I actually have several friends and acquaintances (all Germans) who organized their Christmas tree farms in Germany, and all of them say that it's for the soul, not for money. And have you put up a Christmas tree yet? Post photos in the comments! #history