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Mummering: A Tradition Of Christmas In America

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Christmas in America, it is a tradition for Americans to put a Christmas tree in their houses. They may decorate the tree with Christmas lights, flowers, ornaments, and usually have a big bright star at the top of the tree. Most families in Canada have a pine tree at their homes. Every year families go in search of a pine tree for their homes. One of Canada 's traditions is to send the biggest, and most beautiful fir tree to Boston. This tradition is because of the help the USA had given Canada during the Halifax Explosion in 1917. Bostonians place the tree in the city and light it up at a ceremony they have to begin the Christmas season. This tradition of sending a fir tree has been carried on for many years. Mummering is a tradition in which

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