Many people are waiting all year long for the Christmas season to spring up and let them drag out boxes and boxes of decorations. Other people are always caught by surprise, even though it comes at the same time every year. One of the latest decoration trends for Christmas is that of the tree topper starfish.
It's truth that the most common reason for enjoying this season is the celebration of the birth of Christ that the holiday is named after. However, the roots of Christmas go even further back. Many ancient cultures and people celebrated some sort of winter holiday, whether it was the season of Yule or watching the passing of the winter solstice. Those countries that adopted Christianity last, the northern European ones, are the ones that leave their traditions for everyone else to follow.
Christmas trees began to see popular use in the fifteenth century. Guildhalls of all sorts would decorate a tree of their own. Men and women of a young age would come and dance around the trees and then set them on fire for good luck. Some trees were decorated with little things such as apples and dates, as well as paper flowers. These would be given to the children on Christmas Day.
Most trees are decorated safely but in the days of old, actual wax candles were often set upon the branches. Christmas trees became popular in Canada prior to being adopted in Russia or Britain. Queen Victoria spoke of having trees as part of her Christmas memories as a child and adopted them when she was older, spreading the tradition to the British people.
The very top branches of a tree are always reserved for the most special of decorations. Here is where one finds a sweet angel, representing the angelic host that rang out in song at the birth of Christ. Here one might also find a significantly decorated star, said to remind people of the Star of Bethlehem and how it guided people to the place of Jesus' birth.
A star fish Xmas tree topper is one way of incorporating the star theme into the Christmas trees of today. Some starfish species will have long almost wavy limbs that bear decorations nicely. Some of the starfish that people use will be short and squat, much more reminiscent of a Bethlehem star. People might think having a starfish implies a nautical theme but it doesn't need to.
It isn't very hard to make a starfish topper. All one needs are some basic supplies. A starfish should be found already used up on the beach rather than taking one from the wild. Placed in a mixture of three parts water to one part bleach, it will soon lose its sea salt smell. Left to dry on a mix of baking soda and salt for the night, it is soon ready for decoration.
It's truth that the most common reason for enjoying this season is the celebration of the birth of Christ that the holiday is named after. However, the roots of Christmas go even further back. Many ancient cultures and people celebrated some sort of winter holiday, whether it was the season of Yule or watching the passing of the winter solstice. Those countries that adopted Christianity last, the northern European ones, are the ones that leave their traditions for everyone else to follow.
Christmas trees began to see popular use in the fifteenth century. Guildhalls of all sorts would decorate a tree of their own. Men and women of a young age would come and dance around the trees and then set them on fire for good luck. Some trees were decorated with little things such as apples and dates, as well as paper flowers. These would be given to the children on Christmas Day.
Most trees are decorated safely but in the days of old, actual wax candles were often set upon the branches. Christmas trees became popular in Canada prior to being adopted in Russia or Britain. Queen Victoria spoke of having trees as part of her Christmas memories as a child and adopted them when she was older, spreading the tradition to the British people.
The very top branches of a tree are always reserved for the most special of decorations. Here is where one finds a sweet angel, representing the angelic host that rang out in song at the birth of Christ. Here one might also find a significantly decorated star, said to remind people of the Star of Bethlehem and how it guided people to the place of Jesus' birth.
A star fish Xmas tree topper is one way of incorporating the star theme into the Christmas trees of today. Some starfish species will have long almost wavy limbs that bear decorations nicely. Some of the starfish that people use will be short and squat, much more reminiscent of a Bethlehem star. People might think having a starfish implies a nautical theme but it doesn't need to.
It isn't very hard to make a starfish topper. All one needs are some basic supplies. A starfish should be found already used up on the beach rather than taking one from the wild. Placed in a mixture of three parts water to one part bleach, it will soon lose its sea salt smell. Left to dry on a mix of baking soda and salt for the night, it is soon ready for decoration.
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Tropical Christmas decorations can include pearls and half shells but a starfish tree top can look just perfect in its pure and natural state.