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

The Christmas tree is the second most important Christmas/New Year tradition that Germans gave to the world. In Germany around the year 723, the English missionary Saint Boniface discovered pagans who were preparing sacrifices at the oak of the god Thor. Boniface took an axe and chopped the tree down. But no god punished him, and then he declared that the sacred tree would henceforth be the fir nearby. Thus these trees became part of Christian rites in Germany, and in the Middle Ages the Edenic Garden began to appear there. Trees decorated with apples were displayed in homes on December 24, during the religious feast of Adam and Eve. Later 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 established tradition here. Then the Germans began to migrate and carried their traditions with them. For example, in 1848, in one of the London newspapers, they published an illustration of the royal family of the German prince Albert and his wife, Queen Victoria, beside a decorated Christmas tree. It is 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 Germans began producing artificial Christmas trees from goose feathers. And later a manufacturer of toilet-brushes claimed that he used these same brushes to create an artificial Christmas tree. They were the ones that 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 a natural Christmas tree, 32% prefer artificial ones, and the rest will not set it up at all. I actually have several friends and acquaintances (all Germans) who have set up their own Christmas-tree farms in Germany, and all of them say that it's for the soul, not for money. And have you already set up a Christmas tree? Post photos in the comments! #history