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[–] superkret@feddit.org 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

The tree thing has nothing to do with Christianity.
It's just another pre-existing tradition (from the Roman Mithras-cult), that was co-opted to ease people's adoption of the new religion.

[–] FourPacketsOfPeanuts 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The Mithras cult did not have any particular attachment to trees, you are probably confusing it with Saturnalia. But even then people did not bring a single solitary tree in, Saturnalia was celebrated by decorating rooms with many evergreen plants and branches as was common in a lot of winter solstice celebrations. The act of bringing in a single evergreen tree and decorating it came much much later, medieval times.

[–] Dasus 4 points 1 week ago

There's not much point in arguing over who started using evergreens in Winter solstice parties.

I mean I'd be very interested in knowing the true origins of solstice parties, as I strongly suspect they predate homo sapiens. Definitely predate writing, by a lot.

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