. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. 'Tis The Season To Be Jolly! No one but old scrooge denies Christmastide is the season to be our jollies! ! To help us in our merrymaking we traditionally call on age-cld Christmas symbols ââ the Christmas tree, yule log, misletoe and holly, Christmas cards', picisenits under the tree, lights and tinsel, the wassail bowl, and, cf course, the stockings hung by the chimney with care. "We've gathered this Christmas potpourri from centuries of folk- lore and legend around the world. For ins*tiance, the Christmas tree origirjally s
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. 'Tis The Season To Be Jolly! No one but old scrooge denies Christmastide is the season to be our jollies! ! To help us in our merrymaking we traditionally call on age-cld Christmas symbols ââ the Christmas tree, yule log, misletoe and holly, Christmas cards', picisenits under the tree, lights and tinsel, the wassail bowl, and, cf course, the stockings hung by the chimney with care. "We've gathered this Christmas potpourri from centuries of folk- lore and legend around the world. For ins*tiance, the Christmas tree origirjally symbolized the Garden of Edsn to Germans. The "Para- deisbauin" (tree of Paradise) wsa a central theme of their medi- e\-al mystery plays. When these plays were suppressed, the tree (uisually a fir) was brought into the home and gradually it became the custom to decorate it with cookies and fruit at Christmas' time. Many believe that is was Martin Luther who first put can- dles on the Ghristmas tree. Sup- posedly, while walking through the countryside one Christmas Eve, Luther was awed by the sight of the snow-tipped ever- greens sparkling in the moon- light. At home, he tried to re- create this effect for his family by placing candles on their 01:ristmas tree. Mistletoe is another symbol of Christmas from the annals of legend. The ancient Druids thought it was sacred. Forests in which this precious plant grew were dedicated to their gods. Legend has it that Druids cut mistletoe sprigs with a golden knife and hung them over their doors. They believed this paci- fied the woodland spirits and that only happiness could enter while the mistletoe was in place. Mythology reveals that Scan- dinavians, too, hung misitletoe over their 'doorways on the first day of winter to ward off the evil spirits. To the Romans, mistletoe was a symbol of peace and when enemies met under the "supernatural" sprigs, they dis- carded arms and declared a truce. From all these myths an
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