So
much for research for "Braided Stars: Fragments" , book two in a new
scifi series I just started. Book one was "Braided Stars: Journey", and
dealt with the journey to adulthood, or something like that. It ended
with my main character shunned from her community and dying in the
barren lands. Book two (at the moment) opens with her being rescued, and
intro's new characters and a new plot (still in development). Kind of
anxious about where this one will lead, but it's a good anxious.
Since
I've shared one of the scenes, parts 1-3 of brainstorm this week... I
decided to go out and do a little research on the origins of the
christmas tree....yeah, kind of silly, I know, but I did it. It killed
about a half hour out of my boring day. Soooo, anyway, here's what I
learned in a nutshel...
Very
briefly...
The Evergreen Tree (we call Christmas tree) was originally
just boughs of evergreen that dates back to the times of the Druids,
Romans, and Ancient Egypt. It was used in the pagan celebrations of the
Winter Solstice. Ancient Egypt: winter
solstice meant that the sun god Rah was weak and evergreen was a symbol
that he would gain strength thus representing the victory of life over
death. In ancient Rome, winter solstice was seen as a sign that it was
almost time to begin the planting season, and evergreens meant
prosperity in crop growth. The Druids saw the ever green as a symbol for
everlasting life, much as we do today. Christians in Europe (Germany,
Scandinavia, UK) began to bring in trees in the 1500's, and decorations
around the time of Queen Victoria. The tradition was brought to the USA
by Germans around the early 1800's.
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