Real or Fake?

[Predator_SD]

Fake people on Rokslide, no surprise. Men with a pair cut em down, ALWAYS.

 

[grfox92]

Real tree, dug it out of the ground myself!

Forgot your saw?

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[Predator_SD]

Real. Always have, always will. We have a local tree farm we frequent. We have a New Years Eve tradition of burning it (when possible). It takes a little extra wood to get it all gone, but its always a good time for our family.

We do the same just not on New Years. We leave it out for the birds and rabbits around the feeders until the worst of winter is over then we burn it.

 

[Customweld]

Forgot your saw?

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[Ucsdryder]

I wanna see the outside.

You better do up the yard in lights, and not the get out of trouble, rotary, led prism, I can't actually handle a ladder crap.

Having permanent lights installed this weekend. I’m over Christmas lights.

 

[limpet]

Real always. It’s a family tradition cut trees and shoot pumpkins and mistletoe after thanksgiving Pretty sure it’s illegal for a forester to have a fake tree. At least office shaming anyways. I’m trying to figure out how people’s trees get knocked over so easily. Through kittens and puppies and all the terrible toddlers like myself I’ve never seen one topple. After Christmas well put them in the yard with suet blocks for the birds.

 

[RS_Non-Res]

Origin was not a symbol for the cross. Norse pagans decorated a fir tree outside, they it was outlawed by the Christian rulers so they moved it inside to avoid prosecution. Much of our Christmas symbology was adapted from northern European pagan tradition. It was easier to alter the meaning of existing customs vs ban them in the end.

I didn't say "was" or "came from." If the December tree thing was still a Norse pagan thing then it wouldn't be called a Christmas tree, and I find it hard to believe that many people who decorate a tree in the winter are celebrating some ancient pagan ritual. Cultural appropriation can be a wonderful think when it works.

 

[grfox92]

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Exactly what I was thinking.

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[Macintosh]

Cripes, not only is it real, but we cut down a 40’ tree to take the top 7’. And come March when cabin fever really sets in and the sun finally shines for a few minutes each day, that 7’ tree is going to make 40’ flames.

 

[grfox92]

Having permanent lights installed this weekend. I’m over Christmas lights.

I had never heard of these until a guy I work with had this done a few weeks ago. Its awesome. You made the right call. There is like 21 different light configurations all done through an app on his phone. Looks amazing.

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[cnelk]

I never thought the kind of Christmas tree you put up was so controversial

 

[KurtR]

Morally irresponsible to use a fake tree as fish habitat in a pond/lake.
Morally irresponsible to burn a fake tree in a rad bonfire for New Year's Eve.

For those of you with young children and fake trees, you're depriving them of fond Christmas memories. I hope they put you in the nursing home in your 50's.

The game and fish use fake plastic trees for habitat all the time.

 

[grfox92]

I never thought the kind of Christmas tree you put up was so controversial

Add it to the list.

223s, CWD, Cameron Hanes, Meateater.....

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[Speaks]

I didn't say "was" or "came from." If the December tree thing was still a Norse pagan thing then it wouldn't be called a Christmas tree, and I find it hard to believe that many people who decorate a tree in the winter are celebrating some ancient pagan ritual. Cultural appropriation can be a wonderful think when it works.

I never said people are doing it to celebrate an ancient pagan ritual.

However, a huge number of our modern Christmas traditions (including the timing) are very directly from the Yule festival. They couldnt get people to stop the celebration so just tried to change the meanings behind all of it.

The Christmas tree, the 12 days of Christmas, Yule Logs, Children Leaving small sweets or gifts out as offerings to Odin in hope to receive gifts, all directly out of the Yule festival. None of it had any origin that had anything to do with Jesus's birth until over a thousand years after his death.

Again not saying any of that is what it means to anyone today. More just interesting historical trivia.

Just like most of the Easter traditions originated from Ostara, from the timing of it, to the Rabit, and the eggs.

 

[jml49]

2 different fake/

 

[Jpsmith1]

Always had a fake tree growing up.

Once we had kids, we built the tradition of picking and cutting a real tree. Made an adventure out of it. Always had fun.

Kids are grown and schedules are so tough to make work so we just have a fake tree again

 

[MuleyFever]

I never thought the kind of Christmas tree you put up was so controversial

I didn't think you could post a topic on an internet forum without controversy.

 

[Shortschaf]

Have never had a real tree. But it sounds fun so may go for real when kids can enjoy that.

Fake trees are so much easier if it's just for the decoration though. Christmas is not about a tree!

 

[Laelkhunter]

Fake people on Rokslide, no surprise. Men with a pair cut em down, ALWAYS.

I would have to choose a cypress or short needle southern pine for my tree if I cut one down. Neither are acceptable

 

[Mangata]

Growing up had 70’s silver tinsel fake tree. I think the trauma from that monstrosity shapes my tradition today.
100% real since the tree decision has been mine