guess it will be interesting for all the people who have a burning desire like that of mine to get to know about Christmas tree traditions.

First written reminding of a Christmas tree was in the sixteenth century. In Strasburg, a German town, poor and noble families decorated firs with construction paper, fruits and sweeties. Little by little this tradition spread around the whole Europe. In Russia the tradition to celebrate New Year with Christmas tree appeared during government of Peter I. In 1699 he promulgated a law which set the new system of chronology - A.D. He commanded to celebrate New Year like people from the Western Europe - since the first of January. According to the royal decree all Moscowers were commanded to celebrate New Year's Eve party: set New Year's fires, light fireworks, congratulate each others, decorate houses with firs. The beautiful tradition to decorate Christmas tree has existed for a long time. Two thousand years ago many peoples decorated firs. At