Caburus
Active Member
Those who do so, will be decorating a Christmas tree sometime soon.
But what do you put on the top - a star, an angel, a fairy, nothing?
One thing I'd like to know. Where does the fairy come from? I know the star and angel appear in the Nativity story, but when did the fairy come into it? Is she a hang over from a pagan past, an atheist alternative to an angel, a neo-pagan embellishment? Any ideas? Has she got any myths?
To answer my own poll - we put a gnome on the top of the Christmas Tree. The same gnome for nearly 50 years (my parents started this). He's a bit worn and has lost his hat and coat. I think it just started as a whim to please my sister when she was really young.
But what do you put on the top - a star, an angel, a fairy, nothing?
One thing I'd like to know. Where does the fairy come from? I know the star and angel appear in the Nativity story, but when did the fairy come into it? Is she a hang over from a pagan past, an atheist alternative to an angel, a neo-pagan embellishment? Any ideas? Has she got any myths?
To answer my own poll - we put a gnome on the top of the Christmas Tree. The same gnome for nearly 50 years (my parents started this). He's a bit worn and has lost his hat and coat. I think it just started as a whim to please my sister when she was really young.