DID YOU KNOW? The Christmas trees like we see today didn’t arrive on the scene until 16th-century Christians started the tradition in Germany. Christians would either bring a tree until the house or build a wooden pyramid and decorated it with evergreen branches when wood was scarce. German immigrants would eventually bring the tradition to North America, decorating the trees with nuts, fruit, and marzipan cookies. It is debated why Christians adopted the pagan tradition, but stories say that Martin Luther was the first to put candles on the trees. He was walking late one night and was stuck by the beauty of the stars twinkling through the branches of an evergreen. He shared the magnificent sight with his family by bringing a tree into the house and placing candles in the branches.