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Does a Wreath Mean Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?
Boston Globe ^ | Megan Turchi

Posted on 12/09/2014 7:05:28 AM PST by ConservativeStatement

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The nuns told me that Christmas Wreaths are a Christian symbol of eternity like the Wedding Ring.

Christians kept these popular traditions alive, and by the 16th century Catholics and Protestants throughout Germany used these symbols to celebrate their Advent hope in Christ

http://www.thehistoryofchristmas.com/trivia/wreaths.htm


41 posted on 12/26/2014 6:17:24 AM PST by sgtyork (Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy)
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