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Plus, the first Christmas trees. ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   [// Say goodbye to hiring processes and hello to the top 3% talent »]( [Advertise]( | [Talk to Us](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) | [Shop]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Futurist is your daily tech, cosmic, and science (both weird or otherwise) newsletter with articles and content curated just for you. Civilization Trivia: In what year was the Christmas Tree first celebrated? Hint: Not the 1950s in a Coca-Cola ad. (Scroll to the bottom for the answer!) [/cheer] [The 50 greatest innovations of 2023 | Popular Science]( [The 50 greatest innovations of 2023]( “We celebrate innovation. Whether it’s a new medical treatment, infrastructure project, consumer product, or big idea, they almost always spring up as the solution to a problem. 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[// Get in touch »](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) [/story] [The answer: The mid-1500s in Germany]( The answer: The mid-1500s in Germany According to the [The German Way]( website: “The German religious reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) is often credited with starting the Christmas tree custom, but the first appearance of a Tannenbaum was recorded in Germany many years after Luther’s death. It was in 1605 in Strasbourg in Alsace, then in Germany, that a chronicler wrote (in old German): ‘Auff Weihenachten richtett man Dahnnenbäum zu Strasburg in den Stuben auff…’ (‘At Christmas they set up Christmas trees in Strasbourg in their rooms…’). But it is likely that the custom dates back to at least around 1550, since the first of several Tannenbaum ballads was circulating in print at that time.” Powered by StackCommerce 73 Market Street | Venice, CA 90291 Copyright © 2023 StackCommerce All rights reserved [Unsubscribe]( [View this email in your browser](