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The Naturalist: Why do we bring trees inside in winter?
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Throughout history, around the winter solstice, people would bring evergreens into their homes to celebrate the return of the sun.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media
It is common for those who celebrate Christmas to go out, chop down a tree, and bring it into their homes for about a month. Whether or not this should happen after Halloween or Thanksgiving is a topic for another discussion. Why do we do this? It seems like a strange tradition. But when we learn about the roots of this yearly practice, we can see early interpretations of the evergreen tree’s medicinal effects on our bodies and minds.