Where Can I Get A Christmas Tree?

[Hoss]

yeah, because these are representative of so many other religions.  Are we getting a little rediculous yet?  I think you are.

Look at the source...

[RecycleMichael]

I believe the tradition of having a tree for Christmas does have other meanings than celebrating the birth of Jesus. First of all, there is no mention of any kind of tree in or near the manger. If they did have a tree, it was probably a live olive tree and not a dead Blue Spruce.

I think it goes back to the sacrifice. Many religions asked the believers to sacrifice an animal, often a goat or chicken. Some of the world's religions even sacrificed people (think throwing virgins in the volcano. I think this tradition was just invented by the men in the tribe to convince girls to put out. I never heard any mention of sacrificing the sexually active girls to the Gods).

Let us kill a tree in honor of the birth of Jesus.  

[guido911]

yeah, because these are representative of so many other religions.  Are we getting a little rediculous yet?  I think you are.

Really? umm.

http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=4840

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2344666/a_holiday_tree_brings_out_the_critics.html?cat=7

If you noticed, there is an entire thread devoted to all things "holiday". Perhaps if you had you would have gotten the snark.

[guido911]

I believe the tradition of having a tree for Christmas does have other meanings than celebrating the birth of Jesus. First of all, there is no mention of any kind of tree in or near the manger. If they did have a tree, it was probably a live olive tree and not a dead Blue Spruce.

I think it goes back to the sacrifice. Many religions asked the believers to sacrifice an animal, often a goat or chicken. Some of the world's religions even sacrificed people (think throwing virgins in the volcano. I think this tradition was just invented by the men in the tribe to convince girls to put out. I never heard any mention of sacrificing the sexually active girls to the Gods).

Let us kill a tree in honor of the birth of Jesus.  

I am not a huge fan of wikipedia, but there is a decent entry on the subject of Christmas trees.

[RecycleMichael]

It was probably written by the tree growers...

[guido911]

It was probably written by the tree growers...

LOL. I think it was...

By the way, when did you get back from North Carolina? 

[RecycleMichael]

That is great.

I know a lady who says that the trees talk to her.  I have witnessed her act. She lays on the roots and hugs the trunk then kinda talks in tongues then translates it.

[GG]

My extended family (my fathers stepfather) owned that lot at 41st/Harvard.  One of his sons (my uncle) had one for 10+ years south of 71st on Memorial (just before all that was bought out) and I worked that lot three seasons  during my highschool years.  Some of the hardest work I've ever done was unloading the tree truck and augering holes (with a 6 inch bit on a power auger) for 200+ trees.  I got paid pretty well for a 10th grader in 1983..about 6.50 an hour.

Wasn't that Bill and Betty Manley?   They owned OK Fireworks too.   

[Hoss]

Wasn't that Bill and Betty Manley?   They owned OK Fireworks too.   

Nope, my family owned the one at 41st/Harvard a little later than that.  Not sure if they bought it from that family or not.  I never worked at the one on 41st.  I did work at my uncles on 71st during the 80s though (mid to late eighties).

It was the Rauch Bros at that time.

[custosnox]

Really? umm.

http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=4840

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2344666/a_holiday_tree_brings_out_the_critics.html?cat=7

If you noticed, there is an entire thread devoted to all things "holiday". Perhaps if you had you would have gotten the snark.

Okay, I'll give you that one, and that is rediculous.  The tree in this manner has always been associated with christmas and not other religions.  There is no reason to force the sharing on this, especially since I don't see other religions wanting to use it.

[guido911]

Okay, I'll give you that one, and that is rediculous.  The tree in this manner has always been associated with christmas and not other religions.  There is no reason to force the sharing on this, especially since I don't see other religions wanting to use it.

You are right on about the latter point. But I must say I simply do not understand why it is such a big deal in Boston to nix Christmas when putting up a tree. Can someone explain that?

[Conan71]

Really? umm.

http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=4840

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2344666/a_holiday_tree_brings_out_the_critics.html?cat=7

If you noticed, there is an entire thread devoted to all things "holiday". Perhaps if you had you would have gotten the snark.

Figures, white spruce.  Bunch of damn racists.

"The holiday decorations throughout Boston Common and the Public Garden, including the city's official Christmas tree, 50-foot, 50-year-old white spruce, donated by Gary and Roseann Meisner of North Alton, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, and selected by Ross Pentz of the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources..."

[custosnox]

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20101204_46_A1_CUTLIN793485&rss_lnk=11

[joiei]

Whole Foods has a small but nice selection of live trees

[Red Arrow]

Whole foods and pine trees.  Where's Euell Gibbons when you need him?