I've spent more time with trees than most. Their hearts beat, like most humans Michaela but slower. Once a day, and they say rather than us farming them for a winter open house staging and celebration of birth by cutting one of their young down, maybe we listen to them and just take some trimmings for the terpineol and cali christmas berry for the icariside compounds. The whole tree though? For crying out 🐬's !!
I think she’s simply referencing the symbolism bringing life in from the cold represents but as a holistic arborist I see where you’re coming from. Take it easy on her as she’s probably never read Hofstadter or Powers’ Goldbug Variations and The Overstory but IF she’s human then you’re just making her feel like she’s living in 1Q84.
Trees come from the Norse pagan winter holiday of Yule. So does Santa, who is a mix of Odin and Dutch traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas. Christmas also borrows elements from the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia, and the date of December 25 was inspired by the cult of Mithras.
Christmas comes from pagan festivities surrounding the winter solstice, and many of today's traditions (Santa, the reindeer, holiday shopping, movies, music, etc.) are largely secular and American in origin. Either way, the "reason for the season" has very little to do with the blood sacrifice of a first-century Jew. Fun article though, very seasonal and thought-provoking.
I've spent more time with trees than most. Their hearts beat, like most humans Michaela but slower. Once a day, and they say rather than us farming them for a winter open house staging and celebration of birth by cutting one of their young down, maybe we listen to them and just take some trimmings for the terpineol and cali christmas berry for the icariside compounds. The whole tree though? For crying out 🐬's !!
I think she’s simply referencing the symbolism bringing life in from the cold represents but as a holistic arborist I see where you’re coming from. Take it easy on her as she’s probably never read Hofstadter or Powers’ Goldbug Variations and The Overstory but IF she’s human then you’re just making her feel like she’s living in 1Q84.
Trees come from the Norse pagan winter holiday of Yule. So does Santa, who is a mix of Odin and Dutch traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas. Christmas also borrows elements from the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia, and the date of December 25 was inspired by the cult of Mithras.
Christmas comes from pagan festivities surrounding the winter solstice, and many of today's traditions (Santa, the reindeer, holiday shopping, movies, music, etc.) are largely secular and American in origin. Either way, the "reason for the season" has very little to do with the blood sacrifice of a first-century Jew. Fun article though, very seasonal and thought-provoking.