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It's a Pagan Tree... [View all] Playinghardball Dec 2013 OP
It's a Solstice Tree. Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #1
And whilst on the subject - do not use lights on a Christmas palm tree. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #2
Wheeeee GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #3
Loved that the first time I saw it. malthaussen Dec 2013 #4
oh my gosh, I just took a good look at this!!! niyad Dec 2013 #18
Our Agnes laughed so hard she spilt her tea; PDJane Dec 2013 #22
Hehehehe sakabatou Dec 2013 #26
It took all weekend, but I finally got the tree up: CrispyQ Dec 2013 #5
you must not have any cats nt LiberalElite Dec 2013 #25
I love pointing out to the little fundie nut jobs that this holidy they revere so much that they niyad Dec 2013 #6
De riguer for them... Wounded Bear Dec 2013 #8
DO you, now? Do you also love pointing out to A-A's that Kwanzaa is a totally made-up WinkyDink Dec 2013 #10
I don't notice anyone getting in my face and insisting that I celebrate kwanzaa, or insisting that niyad Dec 2013 #12
Is anyone denying that it originated in the 20th century? eShirl Dec 2013 #19
A rather ascerbic friend of mine, walking into the company Christmas party, PDJane Dec 2013 #11
I am so glad I wasn't drinking my coffee!! niyad Dec 2013 #14
General hilarity ensued.......... PDJane Dec 2013 #15
More accurately, it's a historical concept known as acculturation LanternWaste Dec 2013 #17
it was the policy of the church to slap a new name and meaning on old local customs eShirl Dec 2013 #20
They should also start celebrating Jesus' birth in the late spring as well. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #7
Oh, BFD. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #9
Really. Mariana Dec 2013 #13
More technically, it's a plant... everything else is either cultural symbolism or individual petulan LanternWaste Dec 2013 #16
"It's just a plant!" He said before it nearly destroyed the top secret government facility: freshwest Dec 2013 #23
Even more specifically, it's fake. n/t Orsino Dec 2013 #21
Christmas, Xmas, Winter Solstice, Holiday, Meh. Have a good time, no matter what you call it... freshwest Dec 2013 #24
people put too much thought into these things Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #27
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