The History of Holiday Glass Ornaments
In the 1800’s people of Europe began to add pieces of fruits, nuts, and paper streamers to evergreens; a symbol that life would return in the spring. Germans started adding foods, such as cookies in all sorts of shapes like stars, hearts, angels and bells. In America they started adding long strands of cranberries or popcorn along with small gifts that would be hung by a string or a piece of yarn.
In the1880’s various German entrepreneurs began making ornaments that were mass produced solely as Christmas ornaments. Known for their glass making, the area around Lauscha, was central for glass ornament production. Soon these popular glass ornaments were exported all over Europe and to America. Today we still adorn our Christmas trees with glass ornaments, bows and tinsel. Make your tree special with your own theme; angels, bells, cowboys, lighthouse décor, doves. You choose; the ideas are endless.
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