Christmas tree

[Mortimer]

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[morski]

This is a pagan tradition adopted by the christians.

Leave trees in their natural habitat, do not cut them for nothing. There is no place for a tree inside your concrete house.

Why don't you leave that decision to us, mm?

[SKYNET]

This is a pagan tradition adopted by the christians.

Leave trees in their natural habitat, do not cut them for nothing. There is no place for a tree inside your concrete house.

this is our tradition that makes happy everyone

[Kelta]

My family only picks Nordmann firs as a Christbaum. Like:

Very nice tree. We usually buy Blue Spruce or Noble Fir. Upload is not working so no pic. I don't think many Christians will give up their trees....Pagan or not.

[Kemalisté]

We're gonna buy one in the following weeks so I'll post

[Leliana]

This is a pagan tradition adopted by the christians.

Leave trees in their natural habitat, do not cut them for nothing. There is no place for a tree inside your concrete house.

Why do you feel the need to lecture Europeans on their Christmas traditions? If you don't like them, don't post in a Christmas thread. We like our Christmas traditions, heathen past or not: We don't care. It's nice, it's beautiful, it's tradition and the family meets around the tree to celebrate that special date!

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IM, that's a nice post and photo. More of that kind please and less of the usual stuff.

A good pick and a small but decent Christbaum for your or your parent's flat. Like the traditional decoration!

[Aurora]

I don't decorate for Christmas. If I did I'd want it to look something like this,

[ficuscarica]

I don´t have one, as I live alone in a shabby room in Jerusalem atm.


Back at home I like the combination of a fire place and a nicely decorated christmas tree with presents underneath it.



That´s where I want to sleep in with a good book and a cup of
hot Glühwein!



I also love the combination of "outdoor christmas trees" and snow:



By the way, the christmas tree - like other great traditions, such as the christmas market - has its roots in Germany. The first records of christmas trees - in Elsass (Alsace) and Baden - come from the 16th century.

[Lithium]

It's so naive to call Christmas a christian tradition. I am against cutting trees so we have a living tree in our house which we decorate each year. One day, when I have my own house I would put a giant pentagram on top of such living tree

[ficuscarica]

It's so naive to call Christmas a christian tradition. I am against cutting trees so we have a living tree in our house which we decorate each year. One day, when I have my own house I would put a giant pentagram on top of such living tree

The use of evergreen twigs or trees can´t be traced back to one specific culture or region. Indeed it often was a heathen costum.

However, the first records of something that can be considered as a real christmas tree come from christian backgrounds of the 16th centure. It certainly was inspired by heathens, but using green twigs and candles as a source of hope for the coming spring or to bring some life in the dark winter time is not pagan per se.