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Should I Buy a Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One?

Should I Buy a Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One?, Mother Jones, Dec. 12, 2012. The Christmas tree custom we know today is said to date back to the 1500s, when Lutherans in western Germany would hang wafers on their trees on December 24th to celebrate the religious holiday of Adam and Eve. Jill Sidebottom, forestry & environmental resources, featured.