tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post8340660581172345599..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Christmas TreesFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-49142963992264177512008-12-28T00:17:00.000+00:002008-12-28T00:17:00.000+00:00The holly and the ivy, and the mistletoe, and the...The holly and the ivy, and the mistletoe, and the yule log are all of pagan origin, I think, as is the celebration of the winter solstice (December 21).<BR/><BR/>But the feast of the Incarnation has somehow replaced all these customs, presumably because it is great and wonderful, and nothing can ever be the same because of it. <BR/><BR/>Men looked, in the dark days of winter, for the return of the light. That is understandable.<BR/><BR/>But Christ's light enlightens every man who comes into the world, and in Him is life eternal.<BR/><BR/>It really is quite extraordinary.PeterHWrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734936083886678494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-66605761454835359252008-12-27T20:52:00.000+00:002008-12-27T20:52:00.000+00:00Never knew that about the orange in the stocking. ...Never knew that about the orange in the stocking. I guess I'd always assumed that in the past it used to be a rare treat having citrus in the winter.gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-19013660962109457372008-12-27T18:04:00.000+00:002008-12-27T18:04:00.000+00:00Dear Father, and Jackie,I put two posts on my blog...Dear Father, and Jackie,<BR/>I put two posts on my blog on Christmas Eve about the folk lore and history of the Christmas tree. They may interest you. They are adapted from the entry for December 24th in my first book published 2002.<BR/><BR/>New Year wishes and prayers,<BR/>JJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-46291704586653421672008-12-27T15:09:00.000+00:002008-12-27T15:09:00.000+00:00Oh pleeeze tell us the 'something!'..!!Oh pleeeze tell us the 'something!'..!!Jackie Parkes MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986690514568554656noreply@blogger.com