December 15, 2010

A Little Story About Christmas Trees and Ornaments for our In Home Seniors and Their Families

By Carol Carbutti

In the early days in Europe, many of the people lived by the changing weather of the seasons.  During the winter months many new families started decorated their homes with holly branches and mistletoe that they found on the trees in the winter.  As time went on and the families grew, some members began creating figurines out of wood, straw, glass, metal and any other materials they had.  They would create straw angels and carve wood figures for their tree or to just decorate the home.  Since most of the population was poor, they would display these treasures that were handed down through the years.

One common set of figures that were carved were those of the Nativity. Once the basic Nativity was complete, carvings of animals, angels, and stars could be added.  Eventually dozens of these figures would take up a significant part of their home!

Decorating the house and the tree with these homemade ornaments became tradition during the winter months.  Every Christmas they were hung from the branches as new figures and creations were added each year.

 

The celebration of Christmas spread and modern day families are now able to afford to buy things instead of having to make them. they began buying decorations for their homes and Christmas trees instead of making them. Lights were added to the tees and then to the houses, and even outdoor decorations began to be used in front yards, bushes, and trees.

This story is from the office of Comfort Keepers a non-medical in home caregiving agency for healthy aging senior citizens of Wallingford, CT.  Carol Carbutti the owner would like to mention that we now service New Haven, Hamden (Zip Code 06514), North Haven, Cheshire, Durham, Middlefield, Middletown, Meriden, Waterbury, Southington, Kensington, Berlin, Newington, New Britain and Bristol.  If you have any questions please call (203) 697-1030 or email us at denisegryzbek@comfortkeepers.com 

 

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