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In which country were Christmas trees banned, from the early 1920s until 1935 and why?

Question #103128. Asked by armindasantana.

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Feb 18 2009, 4:54 PM
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I think you are referring to the Russian tradition of the "New Year" tree. It was banned from 1916-1935. The New Year tree was seen as a "bourgeois and religious prejudice" until that year.

Ref: link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year_tree

Feb 18 2009, 4:57 PM
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