Victorian Christmas Decorations - Christmas Traditions From the Victorians By Emma Martin

Christmas is one of the most joyous celebrations in the world. Over the past 100 years, the Victorian Christmas traditions, in particular, have influenced the way to commemorate this important occasion and religious symbolism. One of the ways in which Victorian tradition persists is the popularity of the way they have decorated their houses for the holidays.

Because many of our Christmas traditions originated in England during the Victorian era, it is not surprising to their favorite kinds of Christmas decorations continue to be big hits. The first and most notable is the Christmas tree. While the Christmas tree is of German origin, it was not popular elsewhere until Queen Victoria and Prince Albert began to display a Windsor Castle. Over the years, Christmas trees have become one of the dominant symbols of Christmas and are now even more popular in the United States than they are in Britain.

Victorians loved to decorate and their sense of style is opulent, chaotic and very ornate. They enjoyed colorful knick knacks and collectibles, it is not surprising that the decoration, they brought this sense of the Christmas tree itself.

Victorians wanted their trees to be as colorful and imaginative as possible. Thus, small toys, mini-bells, Christmas figures and even candies were used to decorate and embellish the Christmas tree. They also experienced different ways of lighting the trees, candles light gas oil lamps called bubble lights. Today, we are fortunate to be able to light our trees safely with miniature electric lighting, but I must say, I see a tree with lighted candles. I would not try it in my own home. I was afraid that I had put in place on fire!

While the candles are often a necessity for the lighting of Victorian houses, they were also used decorative and naturally they wound be used as a form of Christmas decorations as well. I made mention of their use on Christmas trees, but they have also been used to create more atmosphere in the house.

Some other examples of Victorian Christmas decorations, decorated woven jackets for the dining table, especially during the traditional Christmas Eve meal. The use of gold sprayed and painted pine cones in the dining room and other parts of the house is another classic example of a Victorian Christmas decorations and they also liked the candy cane.

If you like to collect Victoriana, you can buy them on the Victorian Christmas decorations and Victorian Christmas cards.

Emma Martin loves vintage collectibles, including Halloween decorations and Christmas. You can visit their website at: http://www.retroholiday.com/