tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post7351786251873545293..comments2024-02-10T11:02:03.896-05:00Comments on Reader in the Wilderness: Dickens's A Christmas Tree & Hawthorne's The Shining Tree: Two Victorians Bring the Tree HomeJudithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-58822991540822782162013-12-23T20:56:12.321-05:002013-12-23T20:56:12.321-05:00Yes, Martin Luther! Katrina, I'd almost forgot...Yes, Martin Luther! Katrina, I'd almost forgotten. I'm so glad to be reminded of that. Do you have a tree in the house?<br />JudithJudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-25490444322214698382013-12-20T18:07:17.856-05:002013-12-20T18:07:17.856-05:00You might be interested in this link Judith, http:...You might be interested in this link Judith, http://www.history.com/topics/history-of-christmas-trees<br />I was told the Martin Luther story as a youngster, he was apparently trying to replicate the effect of the stars as seen through the trees during a woodland walk home. Interesting to read about the Mass. trees.Katrinahttp://piningforthewest.co.uknoreply@blogger.com