Phil
12/12/2007 11:44:00 PM
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:34:04 GMT, dank <dank@nugget.org> wrote:
>Phil wrote...
>>>>There's no such thing as a "Christmas Tree" and it is not a religious symbol
>>>>unlike the menorah. The custom of putting up a tree at the winter holiday
>>>>began in Victorian times
>>
>>
>> The Christmas tree predates CHristianity. It was originally a part of
>> pagan rituals.
>
>But it's associated with xianity today, so its previous meaning is
>irrelevant. Swastikas predate Naziism and originally had no racial
>symbolism, so feel free to decorate your solstice tree with them.
I hang Christmas ornaments on my Christmas tree. I simply corrected a
mistake posted about its origin.
Phil