Why are the colors green and red predominant in Christmas celebrations?
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Mistletoe.\n\nThat's why.\n\nThe green and the red from the mistletoe.
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I agree that this can be subjective. For example, they say that when it comes to flowers, each color signifies a meaning. Red = Warmth & Love. White=Peace. Yellow=Jealousy. Purple= Elegance and so on. As for the colors on flags red= blood, war, violence. Green=richness. Black= courage and so forth.
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The holiday of Christmas began as a celebration to recognize the birth of Christ Jesus, the Son of the true God.
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Everybody is somewhat near to my answer but a truth behind is... Because of Fog and bad weather the only color Red is most aggressive to travel fast to the sight. You can see the red light from more far away when the weather is not good or there is somewhat fog, raining or sandstorm. The Green comes after that and is for Get Ahead... I think so...
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snowmen, elf's, Santa, reindeer, sleigh, nativity scene, angels, train, stars, snowflakes, candy canes, greenery with lights.
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Christmas is no longer a religious holiday. It is a commercial holiday endorsed by the toy companies and the greeting card industry.\nChristmas, once called Yule before Christians took over the holiday, has been around far longer than the Christian religion. It was, and still is, a Pagan holiday celebrated during the Winter Solstice.\nChristmas is a time for families to get together, to  eat good food and listen to stories you've heard a million times. It's for turkey and mashed potatoes, and Christmas trees and broken ornaments. It's for watching your father fall off the ladder trying to put those icicle lights up just the way your mother wants, and watching little children's eyes light up when they see the "From: Santa" sticker on their presents.\nAnd please, not to be rude, but if you're going to call me a hypocrite, at least have the courtesy to spell the word correctly.
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According to Brenna Hall:\n\nClara and Maria entered their house and closed the door.\n\nThey were living in Germany in about 1572 and they had just come in from getting apples. They had just brought home apples from the market and were now getting thin cookies, cutting out paper roses and apples to put on their Christmas tree.\n\nMaria, the younger of the two sisters, asked, “Why do we use green and red at Christmastime?”\n\nClara, the oldest said, “Well, we use green because we use evergreens – like our tree. Evergreens represent everlasting life. Christ died for us and he still lives -- maybe not on earth but in heaven. That is what everlasting life is.”\n\nWhile the girls decorated the rest of the tree, Clara continued telling Maria other legends and stories of the green and red colors at Christmas.\n\n“Even before Christ, there were men and women called druids that worshipped the earth. They used evergreens in the winter to show that the woodland and fairies live with them during winter.\n\nThe Romans kept branches during winter through the beginning of January and then they would exchange branches with their friends. They would trade them to show a sign of good luck.\n\nThe Egyptians treasured and worshipped evergreens. When the winter solstice arrived they would bring palm trees into their homes to show triumph over death, even though it doesn’t last all through winter.\n\nThere are even several legends of the Christmas tree. Like Martin Luther, in the year 1535. I will tell you about him. He was the one that first put lights on the Christmas tree. He was walking home one evening after he had been giving a sermon and he saw the stars above the evergreens and he was very amazed. He wanted to be able to show his family and recapture the scene so he brought candles and a tree into his living room, put the candles on the tree and that is how we got the lights.”\n\nMaria smiled and looked up at their tree. She loved Christmas. The tree made the drab days of winter just outside their little home a lot brighter. “Do you know any more stories?” she asked.\n\n“I know two more,” Clara continued.\n\n“One about a man named Saint Boniface. Saint Boniface was an English missionary and was out walking when he came upon some men about to cut a huge oak tree as a stake for a human sacrifice to their pagan god. With one mighty blow, Saint Boniface chopped down the tree and a beautiful young fir tree sprang from the center. He told the men that its branches were pointing to heaven.\n\nMy last story to tell you is about a poor woodsman. He was walking home one night when he came upon a hungry child. Even though he was very poor himself he gave the child food and shelter for the night. When he awoke the next morning he rose to find a sparkling tree outside his house. The child was really the Christ child in disguise. And the tree was a gift as a reward for his charity.”\n\nMaria smiled again as the thought of her own Christmas tree warmed her.\n\n“Before you were born and I was very young, there were these things called Paradise Plays.” Clara said.\n\n“They were plays showing parts of the Bible. And they had things in them like evergreens and apples, wafers and things like we are using right now. They were plays of the Garden of Eden and Adam and Eve. The apples were the fruit and they would play out the story every year on December 24th.”\n\nClara paused, and then frowned a little. “But a little while after the people in the plays became very rude. And the Catholic Church didn’t think the plays were very respectful. So they made it so we couldn’t have those plays anymore.”\n\nClara stopped and thought for a moment. ”Well, I have explained green and I guess these plays are a good way to explain why we use red.”\n\n“First, remember how I told about the apples from the Paradise Plays? They were red. They were used to represent the fall of Adam. When the Church stopped the plays people brought
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what? god green? HES NOT GREEN THE GROUCH IS GREEN... AND ELMO IS RED.. I THINK BECAUSE ITS AN EDUCATIONAL SHOW THEY WANT KIDS TO SEE DIFFERENT COLORS... OR BECAUSE RED IS THE COLOR OF ANGER AND GREEN IS THE COLOR OF JEALOUSY...
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Because chlorophyll is green.
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Does it really matter why we celebrate Christ's birth in December.\n\nk1
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to enjoy the holiday.
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Agreed! Even if the facts aren't right with all the religious stuff (hey, they probably aren't!) it's what Christmas stands for which makes it such as great day! It's about the whole 'feeling loved' thing. It's good that everyone gets together and spoils each other!  It's important for everyone to give (and receive!).
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Yes I agree with u,\nBlack is elegant,but not on Christmas day.\n\nMine would be dark red during the Christmas season.
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Hi, Merry Christms!\n\nI think a good place to start would be this:\n\nhttp://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?sm1=RmluYW5jaWFsIEFpZCBjaHJpc3RtYXM/IA==&fw=2&fc=4&ss=-1&es=-1&gwp=11&ver=1.0.8.207&method=1\n\nThis gives you a lot in detail. And then there a lot of links that take you elsewhere for more details. \n\nOr you can read here:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas\n\nOtherwise, if there is something in particular, you are looking for, use google (www.google.com) to serach about it. \n\nI hope this Christmas turns out ot be informative for you. Have a great time reading and knowing!
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In 1926 Coca Cola introduced North America to Santa Claus. Before that Father Christmas, Cris Kringle and Cinder Claus all wore red. The Victorian age brought vivid colours to Christmas as new methods and colouring techniques were invented.
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Who cares.\n\nIf you're bothered by others being bothered by Christmas symbols then you have NO idea what Christmas is about.
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Its Black,green&Red.I Believe.