Christmas Trees

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?