Origin of Christmas Traditions

Christmas tree: The story is essentially German. It is basically an oak tree that used to stand for good luck in the Middle Ages. The evergreen tree was mandatory whenever someone would construct a house as it was placed just by its side to cast off evil shadows.

Candy canes: The credit goes to the local choirmaster of the Cologne Cathedral who used to give his students sugar sticks to keep them quiet and attentive around 1670 and those sugar sticks were later on modified as candy canes by Bob McCormack in 1920 and slowly candy canes emerged as an industry.

Christmas cards: Christmas cards became popular due to the growth of printing industry in 1840s. Sir Henry Cole was the first card designer. He was also the first director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.