Why do Christians put up saturnalia trees? 😝😝
A fun tradition is a fun tradition.
Saturnalia trees are probably a myth.
The first references we have to Christmas trees are in 16th century Germany. They probably didn’t come directly from any pagan traditions seeing as Germany had been Christian for multiple centuries at that point.
Fair…. Then why do Christian’s celebrate “Coca-Cola”? lol
Current Santa is from Coke lol
Because Christmas is as much about Christianity as my rear end. It’s a nice festivity that comes from old customs, and nobody has a problem with keeping the nicer parts of culture and customs while filtering out the crappy parts.
One thing that isn’t in the Bible? Christmas.
Christmas trees are though - and specifically forbidden
What? Can you cite that?
I am (s)lightly joking. I’m referring to this passage which does seem to describe Christmas trees. Although if you’re actually doing a deep theological study you can make a good argument for how it’s referring to a specific form of idolatry — but it is amusingly close!
Jeremiah 10 NIV
1 Hear what the LORD says to you, O house of Israel. 2 This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the sky, though the nations are terrified by them. 3 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. 4 They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter.
