like did both sides just decide to not shoot at each other while the trenches were being dug or was the fighting still going on then? hoping someone can provide some details on that part of the war.
There is probably room for even more to be said, but I did find previous answers by u/Am_nese and u/Georgy_K_Zhukov
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/kmrsjl/comment/ghhqvbi
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/eubhjq/comment/ffqk0mj
In this thread u/bodie87 gives another answer and u/Sjoerder links to a number of answers by /u/bodie87, /u/aenda and u/eternalkerri
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/jp1j3c/how_did_the_trenches_come_about_in_ww1/