Holly bush with red berries The prickly green plant and its red berries are a popular ornament to enliven homes with little Christmas spirit, UK

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Holly and the Ivy and other Christmas Greenery -is part of the Christmas prickly leaves represent the crown of thorns that Jesus wore when he was crucified. The berries are the drops of blood that were shed by Jesus because of the thorns.

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Size: 2484px × 2568px
Location: Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Gary Blake / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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