Have a holly jolly Christmas! - the shorter version
My English professor said that you can find sex in just about anything. Keep reading the post below and you'll see that she may have been right...
In Germany, the evergreen tree was used in worship and celebration of the yule god, also in observance of the resurrected sun god.
The evergreen tree was a symbol of the essence of life and was regarded as a phallic symbol in fertility worship.
Witches and other pagans regarded the red holly as a symbol of the menstrual blood of the queen of heaven, also known as Diana.
The holly wood was used by witches to make wands.
The white berries of mistletoe were believed by pagans to represent droplets of the semen of the sun god.
Both holly and mistletoe were hung in doorways of temples and homes to invoke powers of fertility in those who stood beneath and kissed, causing the spirits of the god and goddess to enter them.
In Germany, the evergreen tree was used in worship and celebration of the yule god, also in observance of the resurrected sun god.
The evergreen tree was a symbol of the essence of life and was regarded as a phallic symbol in fertility worship.
Witches and other pagans regarded the red holly as a symbol of the menstrual blood of the queen of heaven, also known as Diana.
The holly wood was used by witches to make wands.
The white berries of mistletoe were believed by pagans to represent droplets of the semen of the sun god.
Both holly and mistletoe were hung in doorways of temples and homes to invoke powers of fertility in those who stood beneath and kissed, causing the spirits of the god and goddess to enter them.
posted by Mary at 3:31 PM
2 Comments:
You're right- too many words. I should have split it into 2 posts but what the hell- your head should hurt after reading how tradition has brainwashed the masses!!! This is what we pass down to our children??? From now on I'm gonna try to educate myself on traditions before I nonchalantly pass them down to my kids....
I understand what you're saying. But the saying "deck the halls with boughs of holly" has a whole new meaning!
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