What does Christmas tree mean?

1. The Germans took 65438+February 24th as the festival of Adam and Eve, put a "paradise tree" symbolizing the Garden of Eden at home, and hung cookies representing the sacred bread to symbolize atonement. Candles and balls are also lit to symbolize Christ.

2./kloc-In the 6th century, Martin Luther, a religious reformer, designed a Christmas tree with candles and balls at home for a starry Christmas Eve.

It is said that the Christmas tree first appeared in the so-called Saturnalia in mid-February of 65438 in ancient Rome. Nowadays, people usually bring an evergreen plant, such as pine, indoors or outdoors around Christmas and decorate it with Christmas lights and colorful decorations. Put an angel or a star on the top of the tree.

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Christmas is an important festival in Christianity, which is scheduled for 65438+February 25th every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, and it is also a common secular festival. The festival commemorating the birth of Jesus coincides with two non-Christian festivals, namely, the Agricultural Festival and the Sun Festival, both of which are in the middle of winter, so the sources of celebration customs are different.

Within the scope of the Roman Empire, Saturnalia on February 17, 2007 was a day of entertainment and gift exchange. 65438+February 25th is the birthday of mitra, the god of justice worshipped by ancient Iranians. On New Year's Day, the ancient Romans decorated their houses with green branches and colored lights, and gave presents to children and the poor.

Teutonic tribes infiltrated Gaul, Britain and Central Europe, bringing Germanic and Celtic religious ceremonies. Therefore, there are celebrations, such as reunion, burning large pieces of firewood, tasting big wooden cakes, hanging branches, visiting relatives and friends, and exchanging gifts.

Fire and light, which symbolize warmth and longevity, have always been the content of winter festivals celebrated in Christian and non-Christian customs. Evergreen trees symbolize the struggle for survival and have been associated with the celebration of Jesus Christmas since the Middle Ages. Due to the different calendars, the Christmas date of the Orthodox Church and other Eastern European churches is equivalent to the Gregorian calendar 65438+1October 6 or 7.

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