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Before 1900 electrically lighting a Christmas tree was
practically unheard of. Most families did not light their
trees at all, while a few in the larger cities used candles
or glass candle cups (also called Fairy Lights). A brightly
painted red bucket of sand (or sometimes water) was always
kept by the tree for the inevitable fire emergency, and
many candlelit trees also sported a "Christmas rug"
under the tree, (the forerunner of today's tree skirt),
to keep wax drippings off of the floor. Even with the prosperity
of the Roaring Twenties, lighting a Christmas tree, whether
electrically or with candles, was not truly common. The
lighting tradition grew in the 20s and 30s, it would not
actually be until the years after World War II that a lighted
Christmas tree in homes would be truly universal. |
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