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Is Holly a traditional decoration at Christmas because its spikes are meant to represent the Crown of Thorns?
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Yes and no. Christianity would say so but holly has been sacred since pagan times. Holly produces berries near the winter solstice, making it a symbol of immortality.
You'd think that if it were about the thorns we would use actual thorns (and we'd have them on Good Friday). The fact is that it's just a way of excusing the use of holly during Christmas.
It hearkens back to ancient pagan worship (in the British Isles and as far back as ancient Rome) and practice that involved evergreens, other trees and other aspects of nature. Christian religions, particularly Roman Catholicism, encouraged the incorporation of such things into their practice in an attempt to capture the interest of pagans and to introduce them to Christian teaching.
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Is Holly is a traditional decoration at Christmas because its spikes are meant to represent the Crown of Thorns?
false
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