Sitting with some friends early in this festive season the question of why is turkey the traditional fare came up. Can anyone help?
Also the decorating of a fir tree? It was suggested that this tradition started in Germany but not why.
The traditional fare of Christmas at my house is ham, and Dickens’ characters had a Christmas goose.
The origin of the Christmas tree seems to be a mystery, but this article seems to be one of the better-researched delvings into the question. This one appears to present the same facts in a more chronological order and without any sort of bibliography or citations of works.