Every year, during the holidays, one of the traditions that people have is to send Christmas cards to their loved ones and friends. This is a tradition that has been established for many years, and while there are many people who send out electronic cards these days…there are still many people who love the art of sending Christmas cards.
The History and Evolution of the Christmas Card Tradition
This tradition was started in England in 1843. During this time Sir Henry Cole decided that he wanted an easier way of sending well wishes and Merry Christmas to his friends. For this reason, he had 1,000 cards illustrated with the words “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you” with a small space to personalize these. Does this sound familiar? It should, as this is one of the most common phrases that is still seen on today’s cards.
For many people, sending Christmas cards is a way to let everyone know how the year was for you and also wish them well wishes for the year to come. And today we have tons of types of Christmas cards to choose from. You are going to find funny cards, more traditional cards with Santa, and tons of religious Christmas cards. You can personalize the card however you want and drop this in the mail to make someone’s day. But, what do you do with these Christmas cards when you get these?
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Artificial Christmas Trees
One idea is to use these beautiful cards to decorate your artificial Christmas trees. There are tons of people who are hanging up those cards that they get on their artificial Christmas trees. They simply take a decorative clothespin and pin this to the branch of the artificial Christmas trees so that the scene can be seen by all those who walk by. You can take this a step further and keep the cards year after year and decorate your entire tree with cards only. It is a neat theme that has a deep meaning to those who are living in the home.
So this year, when shopping for the perfect Christmas cards to send to those that you care about, be sure that you are getting something that is gorgeous. You never know when this may adorn the tree of someone and be seen by all those who step into the home. Luckily, almost no one has ever said that they have seen ugly Christmas cards, because no matter what, they are using gorgeous scenes that remind you of the holidays.
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