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2. Most houses were decorated with a ‘kissing bough’ (a ball of evergreens and mistletoe) hung from the ceiling. While the custom of decorating a Christmas tree was to flourish in Germany, it did not become popular in England until the 19th century. Prior to that, the chief decoration in people’s houses was the kissing bough, a ball of greenery made of evergreens such as holly and bay. The bough was sometimes stuck with apples – and always with a sprig of mistletoe. It was typically constructed on a wooden frame and suspended from the ceiling.
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