This article is well researched. However, the tale of the Christmas tree in Sorel in 1781 is purely fictional, stemming from a whimsical embellishment by a German military historian in the mid-19th century. See https://www.goethe.de/ins/ca/en/kul/ges/dsk/dsm/sdw.html
Thanks for this interesting article. Love things like this!
Nice column and beautiful reminder that it often is more important to think about how we see than what we see.
This article is well researched. However, the tale of the Christmas tree in Sorel in 1781 is purely fictional, stemming from a whimsical embellishment by a German military historian in the mid-19th century. See https://www.goethe.de/ins/ca/en/kul/ges/dsk/dsm/sdw.html
Oh no - I should have found that! Thank you for sharing!