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I love Christmas break and a lack of political correctness.
Some christmas symbols and their meanings:
Candy cane- one way it is a J for Jesus, the other it represents a shepard's staff. Jesus is considered the Shepard of Christians.
Mistletoe- Although its pagan associations often caused mistletoe to be banished from Christian festivities, it remained a popular Christmas symbol of love and eternal life. It was called Herbe de la Croix and Lignum Sanctae Crucis or "the Wood of the Sacred Cross" because it was believed to have been the tree which supplied the wood for the cross of Christ. For its part in the Crucifixion, it was condemned to the life of a parasitic vine, in the same way the serpent was condemned to crawl upon its belly for its part in the fall of man. Some believe that an additional penance was required: that the mistletoe bestow good fortune and blessings upon everyone who walked beneath it.
Holly - Holly is one of the trees said to be the tree of Christ's cross. Legend tells us that the trees of the forests refused the defilement of the cross, splintering into tiny fragments at the touch of the ax. Only the holly behaved like an ordinary tree, allowing itself to be cut and formed into a cross. It is as a Passion symbol that holly is found in pictures of various saints. It's presence indicates that the saint is either reflecting upon Christ's Passion or foretelling it. Another legend about this Christmas plant says that a little orphan boy was living with the shepherds when the angels came to announce the birth of the newborn king. Having no gift for the baby, the child wove a crown of holly branches for its head. But when he lay it before Christ, he became ashamed of it's poverty and began to cry. Miraculously, Jesus touched the crown and it began to sparkle while the orphan's tears turned into beautiful scarlet berries.
Color Red - The love of God, but also the blood shed by Herod in killing the baby boys. It also represents Christ's blood.
Color Green - Green represents new life
The CHRISTMAS Tree- It represents two things. 1) It points to heaven (and if allowed to grow, they get pretty close to heaven) 2) The evergreeness represents everlasting life.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
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