Last Christmas Shots of '06

kygarden

Ok...last 2 for me for 2006. From a trip the other day to Union Terminal in Cincinnati.

Happy New Year's everyone. :wink




Spot metered off the train rides sign on this one.

Awais Yaqub

beautiful
what is significance of tree in christmes ?

kygarden

Awais Yaqub wrote:

beautiful
what is significance of tree in christmes ?

I believe it has it's origins in Germany from long long ago. That's just what I seem to remember. I will try to find out the story of the Christmas tree for you unless someone beats me to it

Ok...just real quick search I found this...
The fir tree has a long association with Christianity, it began in Germany almost 1,000 years ago when St Boniface, who converted the German people to Christianity, was said to have come across a group of pagans worshipping an oak tree. In anger, St Boniface is said to have cut down the oak tree and to his amazement a young fir tree sprung up from the roots of the oak tree. St Boniface took this as a sign of the Christian faith. But it was not until the 16th century that fir trees were brought indoors at Christmas time.

Also a reference here on Wikepedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

Skippy

kygarden wrote:

Ok...last 2 for me for 2006. From a trip the other day to Union Terminal in Cincinnati.

Happy New Year's everyone.

Spot metered off the train rides sign on this one.

Happy New Year to you too I like the Christmas Tree Shot .... Skippy