From the Vault: Holiday Inventions
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What Is Tinsel and Where Did It Come From?
Tinsel is another element of a classic christmas tree. The tradition goes back as far as the sixteenth century in germany. It was used by boomer children to make their trees look like they had been slacked off with shiny metal drippings.
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