why do we decorate only a special tree at christmas, not some other tree like mango,etc.?

Answer 1

Christmas time is here. Atime of joy, cheer and merriment. Christmas is a special time for friends and family ties to strengthen and for people to come closer to each other. This special festive season ensures a feeling of anticipation, joy and cheer to the hildren. Like many other festivals there are many traditions associated with this lovely festival. Whether its the santa claus, christmas tree, mistletoe everything has a special significance which is rooted deep in the history. Lets explore the importance of each and every christmas symbol

MISTLETOE AND HOLLY

Mistletoe is considered to be a kind of magical plant which has no roots of itslef rather it lives on the the other tree to which it attaches itself. Druids used mistletoe to celebrate the coming of winter. They would decorate their homes with it. They used it for various purposes. As a healing plant it was suppose to cure everything from infertility in woman to poison ingestion. Scandinavians also thought of mistletoe as a plant of peace and harmony. They associated mistletoe with their goddess of love, Frigga. The custom of kissing under the mistletoe probably derived from this belief. The Druids viewed holly - with its cheerful propensity to remain green in winter - as a sacred plant, designed to keep the earth beautiful even as north winds howled and snow blanketed the landscape. They wore sprigs of holly in their hair when they went into the forest to watch their priests cut the sacred mistletoe. The early church banned the use of mistletoe in Christmas celebrations because of its pagan origins. Instead, church fathers suggested the use of holly as an appropriate substitute for Christmas greenery.


POINSETTIAS

Poinsettias derived its name from Americas first ambassador to Mexico - Joel Poinsett. The plants brought to him were considered symbolic to the star in Bethelem by the Mexicans. This is how it came to be associated with Christmas. Its a prized flower for the festive season 'cause no other flower make such a brilliant show of bright red throughout the festive weeks of December and January.

The legend of the poinsettia comes from Mexico. A charming story is told of Pepita, a poor Mexican girl who had no gift to present the Christ Child at Christmas Eve Services. As Pepita walked slowly to the chapel with her cousin Pedro, her heart was filled with sadness rather than joy. Not knowing what else to do, Pepita knelt by the roadside and gathered a handful of common weeds, fashioning them into a small bouquet. Looking at the scraggly bunch of weeds, she felt more saddened and embarrassed than ever by the humbleness of her offering. She fought back a tear as she entered the small village chapel. As she approached the alter, she felt her spirit lift as she knelt to lay the bouquet at the foot of the nativity scene. Suddenly, the bouquet of weeds burst into blooms of brilliant red, and all who saw them were certain that they had witnessed a Christmas miracle right before their eyes. From that day on, the bright red flowers were known as the Flores de Noche Buena, or Flowers of the Holy Night, for they bloomed each year during the Christmas season.

SANTA CLAUS

Its just right to say that santa claus is one of the most awaited thing in christmas. The man with a bag full of gifts and a smily face - this is our sweet Santa Claus. He comes riding on a sleigh driven by the reindeers led by RUDOLPH. And along with the reindeer and the sleigh came the jingle bells and Elvin, the elf, who looks after Santa's Rudolf.

The day before christmas is a day of joy and fun for the kids who hang their stockings above the chimney in the belief taht santa claus will come and fill their stockings with some kind of gifts.

As the night dawns and the christmas morning comes children just cant wait to check what has santa left for them in their stockings. Thus Santa Claus in his red attire is quite famous and is a big charm amongst the children.


THE CHRISTMAS TREE

One of the most important tradition that is associated with Christmas is the Christmas Tree. It is an evergreen coniferous tree which is decorated with sweets and lights in the spirit of christmas.

The tradition is most widely observed in the parts of the Northern Hemisphere, where Christmas falls at a time when days are short, and temperatures often below freezing, with snow covering the ground. The Christmas tree began to appear in Germany as early as 700 AD. According to one legend the Christmas Tree symbolizes the Trinity and points upwards towards the God. While the light, gift and decorations on the Christmas tree mean heaven; love and charity respectively.

Even the decorations on the Christmas trees draw their root in traditional values. The crystal balls symbolizes the fruit of redemption, the electric light or the candles are ancient symbols that stand for the triumph of spring over the darkness of winter. The light also symbolizes the light that Jesus Christ cast upon the lives of the people. The Holy, when it flies down to earth, is believed to take the shape of a dove. The dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit, while the bell symbolizes the joys of life.

THE CHRISTMAS STAR

The spirit of christmas, the spirit of christmas celebrations - that is what christmas star is associated with. It is the hope for success, hope for a good fortune. This star symbolizes high ideals for oneself.

Before entering the Promised Land, Moses warned the Israelites to, "take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the LORD your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage." [Deu 4:19]

Islamic tradition claims that when Abraham was born, he was hidden in a cave because Nimrod sought to slay the newborn patriarch, just as Herod sought to kill the infant king, Jesus. After fifteen years, Abraham emerged from his cave and, seeing the evening star, believed it was God. He almost worshiped it, but the star's light grew faint and disappeared from sight. He realized his error and declared he would not worship any transient god. When the moon, and then the sun arose, Abraham mistook them for God and very nearly worshiped these bodies. However, they also faded and fell. Finally, he realized that his LORD was the invisible and never-changing God who had created the heavenly lights. Later, God swore to Abraham, "I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven..." [Gen 22:17, 15:5; Exo 32:13; Heb 11:12; Deu 1:10, 10:22, 28:62; Neh 9:23] Abraham's belief in this promise was credited to him as righteousness. [Gen 15:6] This same promise was passed down to his son, Isaac. [Gen 26:4]

Answer 2

The german's use to decorate pine trees outside, and one was sent as a present to the Royal Family in England, during the 1800s. Everyone liked copying what the royals had and did, sort of what we do with our movie stars I guess. Hence, pine trees became the thing to have. Mango trees are fine I suppose, hope you had a nice Christmas anyway. Chow

Answer 3

Because Queen Victoria married a German. Prince Albert brought with him the German custom of decorating a fir tree and it caught on.

But in many places where fir trees do not exist, people decorate palm trees (by putting lights up the trunk of the treet - very striking) and decorating smaller trees and bushes (sometimes with food and fruit to attract birds who then become part of the "decoration")

And of course, now with artificial trees, you can have a fir look alike pretty much anywhere you go.

You can decorate anything in any way you like. But the fir tree is thanks to Prince Albert and the Victorians.

Answer 4

Because decorating a tree started as a European custom where there are no mango trees.

Answer 5

When I lived in the South I decorated palm trees.

Answer 6

In the midst of winter when most plants are dormant, the evergreen gives hope that life will continue. The evergreen tree we decorate at Christmas, is a Germanic tradition which started in pagan times.

Check the link if you want an "official" website.

Answer 7

In Florida we decorate palm trees.

Answer 8

whats the difference...i decorated my palm tree

Answer 9

I think what you decorate is regional. I remember when we used to live in the desert of California, my dad / mom decorated a catus.

Answer 10

decorate it as u see in movies