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sublimegamer
· 8 years ago
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I've heard that the christmas tree symbol stemmed from pagan traditions of sacrificing children under such trees. But that is not what we associate it with nowadays.
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third
· 8 years ago
Wouldn't surprise me one bit.
geluregis
· 8 years ago
I dunno... I know one greek dude castrated himself beneath a pine tree, but sacrificing children is a bit out there.
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sincere_milkshake
· 8 years ago
It became internationally popular when Queen Victoria and Prince Albert got one in Buckingham palace.
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pokethebear
· 8 years ago
Martin Luther started it in the 1500s because he liked the way stars shone into the pine forest at night and wanted to use it to explain the light of Christ to his children. The tradition moved to England circa 1840.
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guest
· 8 years ago
I heard that it originally came from ancient times, when people feared that the sun would gradually disappear in the winter and the world would end. They would fill their homes with the branches of the pine, which stayed green even in the winter, and celebrate on the solstice to convince the gods to bring back the sun and life to the earth for one more year.
sincere_milkshake
· 8 years ago
Yeah, that's a pagan thing. Christmas is a pagan holiday
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guest
· 8 years ago
It is pagan in origin- the evergreen tree to represent life in winter which is usually lacking
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