Wednesday, 3 March 2021

THE ORIGINS OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE – BELIEVE IT OR NOT

 

Some people believe the origins of the Christmas tree lie in a kind of mystical symbolism. In fact, a mixture of symbols showing us glimpses of what the creator has to offer.

Representing light and the movement of angels, the gifts of orchard and field, forest, and sea, all capped off by the star that pointed to the end of the journey, the place of peace.

You may well think what a load of contrived tosh or you may not.

Or you may decide the truth of it is that the Christmas tree is as a result of the merging or fusion of Christian and pagan festivals namely Christmas and the winter solstice, saturnalia or Mithras.

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