The story of the Christmas Tree (Why there is now a Christmas Tree?)

[Mortimer]

The Story of the Christmas Tree- symbol of Christianity, the ‘Tree of Christ’

By the twelfth century it was being hung at Christmas time in Central Europe as a symbol of Christianity and was referred to as the ‘Tree of Christ’.

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In the seventh century a monk from Crediton, Devonshire, went to Germany to teach the word of God. His name was St. Boniface. He did many good works there and spent much time in Thuringia, a region later to become the centre of the Christmas decoration industry.

Tradition has it that St. Boniface used the triangular shape of the fir tree to describe the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The converted people began to revere the fir tree as God’s tree, as they had previously revered the oak.

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[WinterBorn]

When the Christians began converting the pagans all over Europe, they found it easier to let them keep some of their pagan traditions and just rename them as Xmas traditions.

The Yule log, mistletoe, the Xmas tree, and even the time of the Xmas celebration all have pagan roots. Not that it changes anything about their value in the Xmas holiday, but it should at least be acknowledged. This is also why eggs became part of Easter.

 

[cnm]

History of Christmas Trees

How Did Christmas Trees Start?​

Long before the advent of Christianity, plants and trees that remained green all year had a special meaning for people in the winter. Just as people today decorate their homes during the festive season with pine, spruce, and fir trees, ancient peoples hung evergreen boughs over their doors and windows. In many countries it was believed that evergreens would keep away witches, ghosts, evil spirits, and illness.​

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In the Northern hemisphere, the shortest day and longest night of the year falls on December 21 or December 22 and is called the winter solstice. Many ancient people believed that the sun was a god and that winter came every year because the sun god had become sick and weak. They celebrated the solstice because it meant that at last the sun god would begin to get well. Evergreen boughs reminded them of all the green plants that would grow again when the sun god was strong and summer would return.​

 

[Taz]

No, it's because way back when, they used to eat the Christmas tree after all the festivities were over. True story.

 

[ding]

History of Christmas Trees

How Did Christmas Trees Start?​

Long before the advent of Christianity, plants and trees that remained green all year had a special meaning for people in the winter. Just as people today decorate their homes during the festive season with pine, spruce, and fir trees, ancient peoples hung evergreen boughs over their doors and windows. In many countries it was believed that evergreens would keep away witches, ghosts, evil spirits, and illness.​

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In the Northern hemisphere, the shortest day and longest night of the year falls on December 21 or December 22 and is called the winter solstice. Many ancient people believed that the sun was a god and that winter came every year because the sun god had become sick and weak. They celebrated the solstice because it meant that at last the sun god would begin to get well. Evergreen boughs reminded them of all the green plants that would grow again when the sun god was strong and summer would return.​

Abraham changed all that.

 

[fncceo]

Because a Xmas shrub would just look silly.