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[LIP]

Merry Xmas.

[savagepossum]

happy xmas you lucky lucky bastards

[MzJill]

In most homes when Christmas is celebrated, people either chop down their own Christmas tree down and bring it indoors to decorate, or they buy one from a Christmas tree lot. Evergreen trees are used which began as a custom in Germany. It is said that this particular tree, which is green all year round and never loses its beautiful fragrance, symbolizes the never changing love of Jesus Christ. Young children wait for the arrival of presents from Santa Claus, a name derived from the original St. Nicholas who lived in the 4th century. St. Nicholas would deliver presents in secret to those in need in his small village. Christmas is one of the holiest of calendar days in the church year for Christians, as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ,who came to save sinners from a life apart from God. Through the sacrifice of Christ's life, 32 years later, mankind would have the ability to be forgiven by God for sin as well as the promise of receiving ever-lasting life after death. Jesus was not actually born on December 25th, but the church made that day a feast (Probably also to counter other paganrites that took place at that time of the year. The feast to the god Mithras is said to have been held at that time).



History of the Christmas Tree:

Did a celebration around a Christmas tree on a bitter cold Christmas Eve at Trenton, New Jersey, turn the tide for Colonial forces in 1776? According to legend, Hessian mercenaries were so reminded of home by a candlelit evergreen tree that they abandoned their guardposts to eat, drink and be merry. Washington attached that night and defeated them.



The Christmas tree has gone through a long process of development rich in many legends.



Some historians trace the lighted Christmas tree to Martin Luther. He attached lighted candles to a small evergreen tree, trying to simulate the reflections of the starlit heaven -- the heaven that looked down over Bethlehem on the first Christmas Eve.



Until about 1700, the use of Christmas trees appears to have been confined to the Rhine River District. From 1700 on, when lights were accepted as part of the decorations, the Christmas tree was well on its way to becoming a tradition in Germany. Then the tradition crossed the Atlantic with the Hessian soldiers.
Some people trace the origin of the Christmas tree to an earlier period. Even before the Christian era, trees and boughs were used for ceremonials. Egyptians, in celebrating the winter solstice -- the shortest day of the year -- brought green date palms into their homes as a symbol of "life triumphant over death". When the Romans observed the feast of saturn, part of the ceremony was the raising of an evergreen bough. The early Scandinavians were said to have paid homage to the fir tree.



To the Druids, sprigs of evergreen holly in the house meant eternal life; while to the Norsemen, they symbolized the revival of the sun god Balder. To those inclined toward superstition, branches of evergreens placed over the door kept out witches, ghosts, evil spirits and the like.
This use does not mean that our Christmas tree custom evolved solely from paganism, any more than did some of the present-day use of sighed in various religious rituals.
Trees and branches can be made purposeful as well as symbolic. The Christmas tree is a symbol of a living Christmas spirit and brings into our lives a pleasant aroma of the forest. The fact that balsam fir twigs, more than any other evergreen twigs, resemble crosses may have had much to do with the early popularity of balsam fir used as Christmas trees.

[stinkyattic]

Merry Christmas and Happy Festivus Mz Jill!
My very favorite present this year will be the Jillybean seeds I just ordered from cannaseur on Dec 5th in hopes it will get here in time for the holidays..... You go girl. That's one treat that will be welcome under my tree!

[Abattoir Dream]

WOW... nice... lol merry xmas to you too!

[ToDrunkToFish]

Damn, how about I come spend my vacation with you guys, itll be like I was never there.

[orangeman]

Your pictures makes my mouth water...

[jaGerbom]

christmas card ideas?

very nice pictures

[BlueCat]

MzJill those pictures were amazing thank you, I'm drooling.

and Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or Happy Quanza to everyone

[MzJill]

Happy Festivus... indeed!

Happy Holidays to all of you, thank you for checking out my thread

Here are a few shots from Christmas' past.

MzJill