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An obvious drawback of fake Christmas trees is they can look fake.
Not only can they be smaller than their purchasers hoped, the branches can look pretty sparse. But thankfully, a former retailer shared their tips for making artificial firs look “bigger and fuller”.
Taylor took to her TikTok page, @lifehacks19898, to share a simple trick for making the festive decorations look better than usual. how And it has since been seen a whopping 788,000 times.
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In the clip, she explains: "One thing I learned working in retail, put your Christmas tree branches two out, one up, two out, one up. It'll make your tree look bigger and fuller."
It's safe to say people were impressed by the Christmassy hack, with one commenter writing: “You’re making me want to redo my tree, never knew this". Another commented: “If only I’d seen this earlier today.”
A third added: “Thank you! Doing mine on Tuesday and this is really helpful." And another user suggested an improvement to the hack, writing: “2 out 1 up, 2 out 1 down works better.”
Why do we have Christmas trees, anyway?
Apparently, evergreen trees were a fascination for Pagans around the 4th century. They saw them as a symbol of life – and were brought into their homes and decorated.
The in Roman times, evergreen wreaths were hung during the festival Saturnalia. This was held from December 17 to December 23.
Although it wasn’t Christmas, but a celebration of the god Saturn, there are similarities between the Roman festivity and Christmas traditions. This includes giving gifts, having big feasts and the inclusion of fir trees.
Despite all that, the modern version of the Christmas tree reportedly originates from 16th/17th century Germany. It’s thought that religious reformer Martin Luther, who died back in 1546, is the man behind the tradition – particularly when it comes to the idea of decorating a tree with candles.
However, others argue that it was in the 1600s that devout Christian families in Germany put up a Tannenbaum (fir tree) for the festive season. Christmas trees are said to have not been popular in the UK or the US at that time – as they were often considered symbolic of Paganism.
This apparently changed in 1846, when Queen Victoria and her German husband, Prince Albert, sent out an illustrated holiday card in 1846. In the card, they were gathered around a Christmas tree that was decorated with dozens of baubles and an angel on top, while they posed alongside their children.
It sparked a major trend in the UK as The Royal Family were very popular during the time. The tradition has since lasted, with baubles, ornaments, sweet treats and candles behind put on trees ever since.
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