A white wooden Christmas tree can be sold cut or potted, allowing replanting at the end of the festivities. The replanted fir tree can serve as an outdoor decoration for the holidays. All weather electric garlands allows individuals to decorate a tree in their garden, often visible from the street, as well as the facade of their house.

The use of plastic artificial fir often foldable and reusable is an alternative to a natural fir. Some of these trees are sold snowy (the leaves are white plastic or they are covered with a white powder). They can be decorated with balls and garlands (pre-hung) or scented. This treatment can also be done on natural firs.

The public image of a plastic tree is not as good as that of a natural tree, but it is often the cheapest. In addition, it is the least messy and most practical for who lives in apartments. The wide variety of sizes allows buyers to choose a fir corresponding to the available space in the house.

It is clear that the custom of the modern Christmas tree dates back to the Renaissance in European countries. The iconic tree is regarded as a symbol of renewal of life and represents a traditional theme found in the ancient and medieval world. Some of the literature links the tree to a number of mythologies before this symbol was assimilated by Christianity.

Fir and spruce, evergreen conifers, have long been reminiscent of this symbolism of rebirth during the winter solstice, as evidenced by the rock carvings in the Scandinavian regions. However, different colours have since been adopted, including white to ensure variety of choices for families.

According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the use of evergreen trees, wreaths and garlands to symbolize eternal life is an ancient custom among the Egyptians, Chinese and Hebrews. The Romans at the Saturnalia decorate their houses with laurel branches, boxwood or olive trees and leave lamps lit to ward off demons.

The idea of decorative trees is common in different parts of the world, including Europe. The surprising part is that the concept survived its conversion to Christianity in multiple customs . As a result, Yule’s winter tradition persisted in decorating homes and the barns with conifers to which torches are attached and coloured ribbons or hanging fir branches in the house to chase away evil spirits.

Other theories attribute the tree to a Christian origin in Gaul.