And yet, some more Christmas Tree Legends - this time Inverted
Back in the 7th century a monk from Crediton, Devonshire, traveled to Germany to spread the Word of God. Legend has it that he used the triangular shape of the Fir Tree to describe the Holy Trinity of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit to the German people. The German people started to revere the Fir Tree as "God's Tree". In the next 5 centuries, the tree became a symbol of Christianity, and was being hung upside-down from the ceiling as a sign of Christianity.
" In the next 5 centuries, the tree became a symbol of Christianity, and was being hung upside-down from the ceiling as a sign of Christianity."
No doubt an overt attempt to negate the supposed pagan influence of a coopted tradition. Many of my ancestors were German speaking, Lutherans, Dutch Reformed and Moravian. There are several traditional practices relating to Advent that are triangular, yet not inverted, at least in this day and time.