Show origin of christmas tree the christmas tree is supposed to date from long before the christian era instead of from comparatively recent times in germany as Is corn com conly thought it Is said that at festivals to celebrate toe the winter solstice in ancient egypt a apala palm tree was used as a symbol of the completion of the year the palm tree was said to put out a spray a month and the he tree used at such celebrations must have 12 shoots or branches to typify the year that had lust just come to an end |