Sunday, January 24, 2010

Christmas Tree Stand What Does The Christmas Tree Stand For?

What does the Christmas tree stand for? - christmas tree stand

I wonder what makes the Christmas tree. Is it a pagan tradition?

10 comments:

greensho... said...

The tradition of the Christmas tree began in Europe and was first in the 16th Century recorded up to the middle of the Christian era. There is no evidence of a connection with paganism.

The first Christmas trees were hung on Christmas Eve and were decorated with fruits and nuts (now replaced by glass ornaments and candy). Christmas Eve, which was regarded as the feast of Adam and Eve. The connection is obvious - the Christmas tree is the tree in the garden of Eden.

The birth of Christ, the second Adam, the tree is a symbol of our fall into a symbol of our redemption. Therefore, there is a star on the top (or angels), to announce his arrival and light, the light of Christ.

Gingerbr... said...

A Christmas tree is one of the most popular traditions associated with Christmas are. There is usually an evergreen tree that enters a house or used in open and decorated with Christmas lights and colors of the ornaments for Christmas. An angel or star is often at the top of the tree, which put a host of angels or the Star of Bethlehem, the story of the manger.

Although associated with a Christian holiday, many have to say that the origins are pre-Christian tradition of Germanic origin in ancient history. The Germanic tribes and the illuminated trees (fir), and celebrated the Festival of Lights (festival of light) during the shortest day of the year, 21 December. The Christmas tree is from the 16th Century in Germany and was in the western world in the 18th and 19 Century popular.

There are several legends about the origins of the Christmas tree, often associated with Saint Boniface. Thus, in one version, interrupted Bonifacio a pagan child sacrifice to an oak, the flattening of the ingenuity of the oakHectares punch. A small Christmas tree stood in the place of oak, Boniface told the pagans was the Christ. [1] In some versions, Martin Luther, Germany is coming with the idea after night the stars through the branches of a pine tree in a house on foot, and decorated a tree credited with his family, with candles and silver sequins and gold. [2]

Christmas traditions in general are often associated with Germanic paganism in scholarships from the 19th Century combined. Robert Chambers in his Book of Days 1832 finds that the Christmas holidays;

Originally derived from the Roman Saturnalia, was then with the ceremonies observed by the Druids mixed in the British period of the winter solstice, and later entered into the mythology of the ancient Saxons. Two festivals belonging to Christmas has also come from the pagan worship of ancestors, the hanging of mistletoe and burning of the Yule log.

How firm for the Christmas tree itself provides that the Chambers;

It seemsis a very old custom in Germany, and is probably a relic of the splendid processions and medieval fantasy.

The custom of setting up a Christmas tree dates from the 16th Century Germany, but not a single town inventor can be identified as the only source of tradition, was a mixture of folk mentioned earlier above, in the Cathedral of Strasbourg in 1539, is mentioned in the records of the church building a Christmas tree. During this time began the guilds of Christmas trees on their guild houses: Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann (Marburg professor of European ethnology) found construct Bremen guild chronicle of 1570 which reports how a small fir was decorated with apples, nuts, dates, pretzels and paper flowers and erected in the guild hall for the benefit of the children of guild members who collected the dainties on Christmas. [5] Another early reference is from Basel, where the tailor apprentices carried out in the city with a tree decorated with apples and cheese in 1597. In the 17th Century came the custom of family homes. A priest, Strasbourg, Johann Conrad Dannerstuart complained about the custom as distracting from the Word of God.

Gingerbr... said...

A Christmas tree is one of the most popular traditions associated with Christmas are. There is usually an evergreen tree that enters a house or used in open and decorated with Christmas lights and colors of the ornaments for Christmas. An angel or star is often at the top of the tree, which put a host of angels or the Star of Bethlehem, the story of the manger.

Although associated with a Christian holiday, many have to say that the origins are pre-Christian tradition of Germanic origin in ancient history. The Germanic tribes and the illuminated trees (fir), and celebrated the Festival of Lights (festival of light) during the shortest day of the year, 21 December. The Christmas tree is from the 16th Century in Germany and was in the western world in the 18th and 19 Century popular.

There are several legends about the origins of the Christmas tree, often associated with Saint Boniface. Thus, in one version, interrupted Bonifacio a pagan child sacrifice to an oak, the flattening of the ingenuity of the oakHectares punch. A small Christmas tree stood in the place of oak, Boniface told the pagans was the Christ. [1] In some versions, Martin Luther, Germany is coming with the idea after night the stars through the branches of a pine tree in a house on foot, and decorated a tree credited with his family, with candles and silver sequins and gold. [2]

Christmas traditions in general are often associated with Germanic paganism in scholarships from the 19th Century combined. Robert Chambers in his Book of Days 1832 finds that the Christmas holidays;

Originally derived from the Roman Saturnalia, was then with the ceremonies observed by the Druids mixed in the British period of the winter solstice, and later entered into the mythology of the ancient Saxons. Two festivals belonging to Christmas has also come from the pagan worship of ancestors, the hanging of mistletoe and burning of the Yule log.

How firm for the Christmas tree itself provides that the Chambers;

It seemsis a very old custom in Germany, and is probably a relic of the splendid processions and medieval fantasy.

The custom of setting up a Christmas tree dates from the 16th Century Germany, but not a single town inventor can be identified as the only source of tradition, was a mixture of folk mentioned earlier above, in the Cathedral of Strasbourg in 1539, is mentioned in the records of the church building a Christmas tree. During this time began the guilds of Christmas trees on their guild houses: Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann (Marburg professor of European ethnology) found construct Bremen guild chronicle of 1570 which reports how a small fir was decorated with apples, nuts, dates, pretzels and paper flowers and erected in the guild hall for the benefit of the children of guild members who collected the dainties on Christmas. [5] Another early reference is from Basel, where the tailor apprentices carried out in the city with a tree decorated with apples and cheese in 1597. In the 17th Century came the custom of family homes. A priest, Strasbourg, Johann Conrad Dannerstuart complained about the custom as distracting from the Word of God.

joannes_... said...

Originally derived from the Roman Saturnalia, was then with the ceremonies observed by the Druids mixed in the British period of the winter solstice, and later entered into the mythology of the ancient Saxons. Two festivals belonging to Christmas has also come from the pagan worship of ancestors, the hanging of mistletoe and burning of the Yule log.
Traditionally, Christmas trees have not been translated, and (until Christmas Eve December 24 set) and then removed on the day) after the Epiphany (January 6, which was a tree before or after these dates, even as a bad omen.

WhiteApe said...

Well, the Christians say it is because of the bright star to find the lighting the way for the 3 Kings to Jesus. It is actually a pagan tradition, as the Christmas tree itself and the stars based on the staff was a sacred symbol of the pagan peoples of Europe.

nikkigir... said...

) emerged a decorated tree in pagan religion, but the significance of the tree are changed as a symbol of Christmas (and change the meaning of many words (though the Christmas tree used as a Christmas tree) means hope.


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Nunya B said...

Yes it is. It symbolizes the hope of eternal life and the renewal of life. They brought evergreen boughs Back long ago in the middle of winter to celebrate and remember that cold, dark days, ending on a new life in spring.

Anonymous said...

The evergreen tree was revered by the ancient Germans during the winter solstice

pirish said...

Phallic symbol of the unity of Father Christmas

pirish said...

Phallic symbol of the unity of Father Christmas

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