Editing Christmas tree (section)

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Early Slovenian custom, dating back to around the 17th century, was to suspend the tree either upright or upside-down above the well, a corner of the dinner table, in the backyard, or from the fences, modestly decorated with fruits or not decorated at all. German brewer Peter Luelsdorf brought the first Christmas tree of the current tradition to [[Slovenia]] in 1845. He set it up in his small brewery [[inn]] in [[Ljubljana]], the Slovenian capital. German officials, craftsmen and merchants quickly spread the tradition among the bourgeois population. The trees were typically decorated with [[walnuts]], golden apples, [[carobs]], and candles. At first, the Catholic majority rejected this custom because they considered it a typical Protestant tradition. However, this tradition was almost unknown to the rural population until [[World War I]], after which the decorating of trees became common. The first decorated Christmas market was organized in Ljubljana in 1859.

After [[World War II]], during the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] period, spruce trees set in the public places (towns, squares, and markets) were, for political reasons, replaced with [[fir]] trees, a symbol of [[socialism]] and [[Slavic mythology]], strongly associated with loyalty, courage, and dignity. However, spruce retained its popularity in Slovenian homes during those years and came back to public places after independence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zgodovina okraševanja: Božično drevesce ali novoletna jelka|url=https://www.dormeo.net/clanki/razkrivamo-pomen-predpraznicnih-obicajev-3-del|publisher=dormeo.net|date=15 December 2021|language=sl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Zgodovina okraševanja: Božično drevo s sporočili|url=https://www.vecer.com/vecer-v-nedeljo/zgodovina-okrasevanja-bozicno-drevo-s-sporocili-6364217|publisher=vecer.com|date=10 December 2021|language=sl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rojstvo tradicije: od bršljana, bele omele do okraskov polne jelke|url=https://mestnik.si/rojstvo-tradicije-od-brsljana-bele-omele-do-okraskov-polne-jelke/|publisher=mestnik.si|date=4 December 2021|language=sl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kako smo nekoč praznovali novo leto|url=https://www.ljubljana.si/sl/mestna-obcina/glasilo-ljubljana/kako-smo-nekoc-praznovali-novo-leto/|publisher=ljubljana.si|date=15 December 2021|language=sl|access-date=15 December 2021|archive-date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215185225/https://www.ljubljana.si/sl/mestna-obcina/glasilo-ljubljana/kako-smo-nekoc-praznovali-novo-leto/}}</ref>