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
The upside-down Christmas tree is exactly why I don't bother to keep up with trends - it looks ridiculous 🙃 pic.twitter.com/6ALgFhVmul
— emily hill (@itsemilyhill) November 27, 2017
Turns out,
upside-down Christmas trees aren't a new thing at all, despite being a very ~2017~ trend. In fact,
per The Spruce, their roots are in the Middle Ages, when people would display them to signify the Holy Trinity.*
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