The Holiday Formerly Known as Christmas. I like it.
This might explain the last 7 years of your posting…
Maybe. From wiki:
*It is frequently traced to the symbolism of evergreen trees in pre-Christian winter rites, especially with the story of Donar’s Oak and Saint Boniface.[8]
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, “The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands to symbolize eternal life was a custom of the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. Tree worship was common among the pagan Europeans and survived their conversion to Christianity in the Scandinavian customs of decorating the house and barn with evergreens at the New Year to scare away the devil and of setting up a tree for the birds during Christmastime.”[9]
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