This Sunday we’ll transition from Seeing to Touching Christmas. Donald Heinz writes,
Just as…in many other places, people were populating manger scenes with contemporary villagers, craftspeople, merchants, and children, so, too, did the Christmas tree begin to acquire the accoutrements of local culture. The tree had become a member of the family, the Germans seems to think it had a soul of sorts, and so people wanted it to look like themselves, to share in their indigenous cultures. Already in the 17th century, Scandinavians were draping their trees with fishnets (Christmas: Festival of Incarnation).
In what ways does your tree reflect who you are? Where you have come from? Your family?
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Stephanie
Our tree is a reflection of our family… from bulbs that I was given as a child, to specialty ornaments that reflect our hobbies, to ornaments which the children have made over the years. We decorated the tree last night and I found the ornaments which I enjoyed the most were the ones with the children’s pictures inserted. Was R ever that little? Did M make that? This morning the room smells like the forest. Amen.