SUNDERN, Germany – Germany ‘s growers have started to cut their Christmas trees in anticipation of a tradition that’s around 500 years old.

Germans have been celebrating Christmas with decorated trees for centuries. In the 19th century the tradition spread elsewhere in Europe, and immigrants took the custom to the United States.

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