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12-07-2017, 08:14 AM
What's with all the upside-down Christmas trees this year?
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As the holidays draw nearer, you may have noticed a weird Christmas trend popping up on social media: the upside-down Christmas tree.
So what's the deal? Why are people suddenly turning their Christmas trees on their heads? And is it making anyone else very dizzy?
SEE ALSO: People are decorating their pineapples as Christmas trees (http://mashable.com/2017/11/10/pineapple-christmas-trees/)
The upside-down Christmas tree is exactly why I don't bother to keep up with trends - it looks ridiculous 🙃 pic.twitter.com/6ALgFhVmul (https://t.co/6ALgFhVmul)
— emily hill (@itsemilyhill) November 27, 2017 (https://twitter.com/itsemilyhill/status/935141246158458881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Turns out, upside-down Christmas trees aren't a new thing at all, despite being a very ~2017~ trend. In fact, per The Spruce (https://www.thespruce.com/upside-down-christmas-trees-1976407), their roots are in the Middle Ages, when people would display them to signify the Holy Trinity.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/upside-down-christmas-tree-trend/)
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As the holidays draw nearer, you may have noticed a weird Christmas trend popping up on social media: the upside-down Christmas tree.
So what's the deal? Why are people suddenly turning their Christmas trees on their heads? And is it making anyone else very dizzy?
SEE ALSO: People are decorating their pineapples as Christmas trees (http://mashable.com/2017/11/10/pineapple-christmas-trees/)
The upside-down Christmas tree is exactly why I don't bother to keep up with trends - it looks ridiculous 🙃 pic.twitter.com/6ALgFhVmul (https://t.co/6ALgFhVmul)
— emily hill (@itsemilyhill) November 27, 2017 (https://twitter.com/itsemilyhill/status/935141246158458881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Turns out, upside-down Christmas trees aren't a new thing at all, despite being a very ~2017~ trend. In fact, per The Spruce (https://www.thespruce.com/upside-down-christmas-trees-1976407), their roots are in the Middle Ages, when people would display them to signify the Holy Trinity.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/upside-down-christmas-tree-trend/)
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