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Legends Behind Christmas Symbols: Trees and Traditions
The article traces Christmas symbols origins from ancient Druids worshipping trees to the first Christmas tree vision of Winfrid Boniface in northern Germany. It notes Scandinavians adopting trees after Christianization and a pre Christ tradition of evergreen branches for luck, with an old English rhyme linking holly ivy and church decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie
Scandinavia
Winfrid
Boniface
Germany
Asulf
Thor
Christ