Before we go, here’s your random trivia of the day:
The tradition of Christmas trees dates back almost 5,000 years – to ancient Egyptians and Romans who used evergreens as part of their winter solstice celebrations. Many ancient people worshipped a sun god and believed that winter came every year because their god had become sick. The winter solstice marked the time when the sun would begin to “get well,” and evergreens served as a reminder that green plants would grow again.
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