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Originally posted by texas*princess
Do other faiths decorate a tree similar to a "Christmas tree" and call it something else (hence the term "holiday tree")? Or are the small governments and universities like UNT just calling it a "holiday tree" for the same reason as the "happy holidays"/"Merry Christmas" arguement? I'm just wondering b/c I don't know a lot about what other religions do at this time of year (i.e. decorate a similar tree, etc)
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Well lets see the Druids/Neo-Druids celebrate with a decorated tree... but it has to be a live one; cutting one down to bring inside is a blasphemy for them. The Asturu(sp?)/Heathens (seriously they call themselves that) celebrate outside with a tree as well - of course they don't decorate with dead animals and blood offerings to Odin like in the old days... other Pagans that follow the Greek or Roman tradition also celebrate with an evergreen tree use in the celebrations of Dionysus/Bacchus around this time too.
Of course there are Christian denomonations that actually prohibit Christmas Trees... or at least the attachment of the birth of Christ to a Christmas Tree... something to do with the Bible.