The Huron Expositor, 1968-11-21, Page 194
The Christmas tree, a
Universal reeogpized OM.,
bol of the merriest season,
radiates the ,meaning of
the Christmas story.
For many peeple,.: the
tree ecalls the atrizespliere
of the holidayhome and
tbus reflects the joyful
warmth of the season,' •
As a religious symbol,
the tree with its lights and-
greenery- represents both
the story of the garden of
Eden • and the belief in
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Christ as the "Light of the
world", .
Although only a century
and a half old in America,
the custom of the tree has
a history that is measured
in many denttzries. The
fore -runner of today's
gliristraas tree was seen in
medieval Miracle plays,.
which were produced as
religioub instruction for
.the illiterate - in an era
when illiteracy was com-
mon and the ability to
read 4 rarify.'
4,1214Y about Eve% eat-
ing the forbidden fruitjz
the .garden of Eden Was
enacted with only one
prop on stage, a single, aR-
ple-laden fir that became
known as the Paradise
Tree. The play ended with
the promise of die coming
of Christ and was usnally
presented just before
Christmas.
At about the same time,
people also,• decorated for
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. Both elements that led to today's Christmas tree - the
Paradise Tree and the Christmas Lights pyramid --- are
shown in this antique Christmas card of the 1880's. The card
was published by Opbacher Brothers of Munich, Germany,
and is part of the Hallmark Cards Historical Collection.
the Christmas season with
pyramid -shaped frames of
light, symbolizing the birth
of 'Christ as the Light of
the world.
Early efforts to combine
the Paradise Tree and the
Christmas Light •pyramid
are recorded in manuscri-
pts from Germany dating
to the 16th century, collec-
ted by the Hall -in. -ark Cards
researchAbr,ary. '
The/ first tree was
thought to have been
brought to the United
States by Hessian soraiers
during -the American Rev-
olution. These homesick
soldiers and other immi-
grants carried the tree
throughout the country.
A• major setback almost
occurred in Cleeland in
1851 when a pastor decor-
ated a tree in his home. His
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parishioners . condemned
the tree as pagan, but re-
lented after an explanation
of its religious aspects
Conservation - minded
President Theodore Roose-
velt again nearly stamped
out the practice 'when he
banned trees in the White
House. After one of his
.sons sneaked a Christmas
tree into the White.House,
a forester convinced the
President that thinning
helped forests. •
The -tree that is.. com-
mon today is a combination
of the religious elements.
The evergreen with glass,
plastic or metal balls hang-
ing from it is the Paradise
Tree with its apples. Lights
tinsel, angles, a star an top,
ornaments and other "good
thing" reflect the Christ-
mas Light.
How -Many
Three wise men?
In New Testament stor-
ies of the Nativity, only
St. Matthew tells of "wise
men from the east" -and
how many wise men follow-
ed the star to the manger
is not stated. The tradition
that there were three pro-
bably comes from St. Mat-
thew's description of three
\gifts - gold, frankincenae
and myrrh.
Another explanation for
the number three is the
legend that the wise men
symbolized all humanity,
in turn repregneed by the
races Of Shem, Ham and
Japhet, aceording to the
editors of 'Phe New Rook
of Xnowledge.
, Early traditions men-
tion varying numbers of
wise men. Twelve was the
number traditional in the
Vastern church, while in
the West, mosaics and
paintings showed some-
tinies two, sometimes
Wise ken
three, four or more wise
men.
During the sixthcen-,
tury, the idea that there
were three came to be gen-
erally accepted. In legends,
the wise men were given
names: Melhior, Gasper,
Baltasar
Although St. Matthew
did not use the name "Ma-
gi", he implied it when he.
wrote of 'wise men," for
"magi" was commonli us-
ed in Palestine to mean.'
"great, illustrious".
- Today, Nativity 'scenes
show three wise men or
Magi present at the man-
ger along with the shep-
herds,. who hastened to
Bethlehem �n the night
Christ was born. Some his-
torians, however, believe
that the visit of the Magi
didn't take place until
much later -perhaps a
year or even two years itf.
ter the birth of Christ.
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