Shirley J. Juvenile Literature The Christmas Tree and its link to God
The Legend of the Christmas Tree by Rick Osborne 32 pages
This book tells how the evergreen tree became a symbol of the Christmas season by a monk named Boniface who used the evergreen tree to show people that the tree had 3 sides but is one tree that is how God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are 3 but all one God. In Germany people would bring an evergreen tree inside their home during the Winter holy season then began to decorate it with berries and trinkets then later adding tiny gifts. The custom took hold, spread, burgeoning into the celebratory symbol it is today. A good book, I recommend it to all who celebrate Christmas and all who enjoy a good story explaining how a custom came to be.
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