Yeah...they don't call it a Christmas or Holiday tree...
hmmmm...
What do you think?
2007-11-14 06:54:07 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
you should check out the origin of the christmas tree and what it really means....
Actually, the tree is a reinterpretation of pagan rites, along with the use of other greens and decorations to commemorate in ancient times a celebration of the feast of Saturnalia - the birth of the Sun in the sky at the Winter Solstice. Along with the giving of gifts, the feast was later Christianized with the selection of December 25th to announce the birth of the Son of God to the world.
St Boniface, who converted the German people to Christianity, was said to have come across a group of pagans worshipping an oak tree. In anger, St Boniface is said to have cut down the oak tree and to his amazement a young fir tree sprung up from the roots of the oak tree. St Boniface took this as a sign of the Christian faith. But it was not until the 16th century that fir trees were brought indoors at Christmas time.
it is actually a pagen tradition that christians happened to come by...
are you pagan? or christian?
One well-known example of the adoption of a pagan festivity is, of course, that of Christmas. December 25 was, in fact, the date on which the ancient Romans observed the dies natalis Solis Invicti, that is, "the birthday of the invincible sun."
2007-11-14 07:01:21 · answer #1 · answered by Kyrstin 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No way-- I am going to the VFW lot or the Lion's club lot near my home. But if Lowe's can't bring themselves to call it a Christmas tree --then I would especially forget about getting my *Christmas* tree there.
I'd love to go cut my own, but we did that one time and the house was filled with ticks! Yuck.
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2007-11-14 14:58:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have a beautiful creche that I display.
I hate all that gawdy junk all over my house--it's a pain to put up and a pain to take down--especially if you are a working person short on time
BTW--Christmas trees aren't a pagan symbol (yes, I know pagans used trees for their yule) Martin Luther had the idea that evergreens symbolized the undying love of Christ because they remain green all year.
And YES!!! I hate that they cut down and kill little trees, and it makes me sad to see a little tree laying out in someone's dumpster the day after Christmas--what a waste. I am an unabashed tree-hugger.
2007-11-14 15:01:03 · answer #3 · answered by colebolegooglygooglyhammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200711/CUL20071114b.html
Lowe's Apologizes for 'Family Trees' in Christmas Catalog
2007-11-14 14:58:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps they will call it a Pagan Tree next year.
2007-11-14 15:07:36 · answer #5 · answered by What? Me Worry? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont get to worked up over the PC stuff because when it comes down to it its still Christmas no matter what your do different.
2007-11-14 14:57:44 · answer #6 · answered by jmay28711 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I would probably go to the courthouse to find my family tree, or maybe to my grandmother.
2007-11-14 14:57:27 · answer #7 · answered by jwbyrdman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't buy Christmas trees.
But if I did, I wouldn't go to Lowe's.
They don't have Lowe's here. I don't even know what the German equivalent is.
2007-11-14 15:00:17 · answer #8 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why would any Christian who believes God created the trees, worship Him by destroying His creations year after year instead of buying an artificial tree to enjoy?
Hmmmmm.....
2007-11-14 14:58:50 · answer #9 · answered by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No tree in my house.
2007-11-14 14:59:16 · answer #10 · answered by rikirailrd 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋