Agria 42. (Az Egri Múzeum Évkönyve - Annales Musei Agriensis, 2006)

Lukács László: Szép karácsony szép zöld fája. A karácsonyfa elterjedése

century Christmas celebrations were being organised for the soldiers where Christmas trees were also present. The First World War also added to its popularity, where in many cases Austrian and German troops were serving together on the front, or off duty behind the lines, where the charitable associations and nursing staff put up Christmas trees. In the years following the First World War Christmas trees could be found in all sections of society, even among the peasantry. It was a custom that spread in most cases via the urban middle classes and the intelligentsia. 378