Why do people put up Christmas lights?

[Zebra]

Perhaps it has something to do with a Spiritual concept of Light?

Light always has a strong Spiritual connotation.

Trying to emulate it in a way?

I don't really know for sure...

Good question!

 

[Zebra]

Christmas lights started out on trees and later expanded to houses and streets...........



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And...........one of the stories I heard about when growing up was that we had to decorate the house with lights so that Santa could find our house easier.

Basically.......................Christmas lights have nothing to do with Christ or the Nativity.

All they represent is that commercial holiday with Santa.

not only commercial, I think

 

[toobfreak]

Perhaps it has something to do with a Spiritual concept of Light?
Light always has a strong Spiritual connotation.

Great point. Is there a subliminal connection between the Christmas light (like we put at the top of the tree) and the Star of Bethlehem?

In the 1880s, Maxwell and others began investigating the nature of light and the medium by which it was brought to our eyes. Surely, there is some divine element ascribed to such a holy entity which allows us to see and brings the light of day and the truth to our eyes to see.

 

[Zebra]

We hang Christmas lights because the kids think it's fun. I don't know..is it a primarily American thing?

I've no doubt it will become illegal at some point, when we start rationing power.

My neighbors put up their lights one day, and when I came down the street I could only see the hint of blinking red, blue..and I assumed the cops had pulled someone over and further, I assumed it was my son!

So every time I turn that corner, I say a little prayer of thanks that my son wasn't pulled over by the coppers. That's what Christmas lights mean to me.

nice story!

 

[Zebra]

Nope.

Electricity has nothing to do with Light! ... mmmmm

not that Light anyway!

Candles are better