La Vanguardia: the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree was brought to Madrid by Princess Trubetskaya
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La Vanguardia published material, which told about the origin in Spain of the tradition of decorating the New Year tree. According to the publication, Princess Sofya Trubetskaya brought the holiday tradition here from Russia.
The publication said that Trubetskaya was “refined and elegant” and became a very famous person in Madrid in the 19th century, and had great influence.
When a Christmas tree decorated with toys appeared in her house, all the nobility of Madrid adopted this tradition, writes columnist Javier Vitaltella Ortiz.
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