 | Christmas Evergreens |
Evergreen plants are used as Christmas decorations - the most popular ones being holly and ivy.
Before Christianity these plants were thought to be magical and were hung up to protect against evil spirits and to encourage Spring to come. Christians used these plants in their customs to remind people that the prickles on the holly were like the crown of thorns that Jesus wore when he died.
Welcome wreaths - a welcome wreath of evergreens is often placed on front doors and dates back to the Roman times when a garland of leaves signified good luck.
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Do They Know It's Christmas?
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