Christmas lights have evolved a lot over time and they continue to evolve. These days, with an emphasis on saving energy and on being more aware of our environment, inventions like LED Christmas lights are being used more and more.
But when did the idea to put lights up for the holidays first arise? The idea of using lights as decoration at Christmas was something that had been taking place for some time. The first illuminated Christmas trees were lit with candles, but even before the age of Christmas, light played an important part in ancient festivities that took place around this time of the year.
With the Christianization of pagan holidays, the candle-lighting tradition was incorporated into Christmas customs although it seems that this tradition really regained major popularity after the 18th century. Around the 18th century it became a popular tradition in many Protestant upper-class German homes to honor Christmas by decorating their Christmas trees with many small miniature candles. The candles were sometimes glued to the tree with melted wax and at other homes they were attached to the trees with pins.
Because of the fire hazard that the flickering candles presented, by the early s lantern-like glass balls were used to hold the illuminated candles, and after the invention of the light bulb, eventually the glass balls of light evolved into the traditional Christmas lights we know today. In spite of the modernization of Christmas lights there are still some places in the world that continue to utilize the old-fashioned candle lights.
Over at the Edison shop, Johnson saw an opportunity. Setting up a tree by the street-side window of his parlor, Johnson hand-wired 80 red, white and blue light bulbs and strung them together around it, and placed the trunk on a revolving pedestal, all powered by a generator.
Then he called a reporter. Croffut, a veteran writer for the Detroit Post and Tribune. One can hardly imagine anything prettier. Johnson turned his stunt into a tradition; he also pioneered the practice of doing more each year: An New York Times article counted bulbs on his dazzling tree.
The little one is swaddled in every photo, just like baby Jesus in the manger, because it was a cold night here in DFW. After our tour, we enjoyed a complimentary beverage from Scratch Cafe. We hung out there for hours, breastfeeding, checking out the books and gifts, and drinking vegan hot chocolate. We do Reyes Magos instead of Santa in our home, but if jolly old St.
Mark your calendar for Dec. Christmas can be a dark time for many of us who are going through grief, the aftermath of trauma, depression, loneliness, or whatever sadness and heartbreak we may be experiencing. Having light in the form of hope, peace, and joy in our lives can feel like a far-fetched desire. Many of us think of the experience of lighting up a dark room by turning on a light switch. The room is instantly turned bright and darkness is gone in the blink of an eye.
However, overcoming darkness oftentimes does not happen in a fraction of a second, but rather in a more subtle, gradual, and slow fashion, such as when the sun sets or rises every day. If you are going through dark times, I encourage you to embrace the light of Christmas — literally and figuratively. Go see the Christmas light display, as my daughters and I did, and soak in the awe and wonder of this wondrous celebration.
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Do you put up Christmas lights at your home? What do they mean to you? Share with us in the comments below. Sign me up! My son has his lights up in his room still and it is the end of January!
He decorated his own space this year, in addition to our house decorations and he just loves it.
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