Adventure in Woodworking
12-16-2006, 03:03 PM
Thanks to one and all for your interest and your kind comments.
Yes, Etherea, the holly is indeed symbolic, both in leaf and in berry. It's an English custom to decorate the Advent wreath and indeed the inside of the church with holly and often with ivy. The reason is that even in the bleakness of winter, the ever-green holly keeps it's deep, rich green, and most species remain staunch and sturdy, regardless of the weather that besets them. Just as the candles remind us to be looking for His light, the deep green of the holly and/or ivy reminds us that though we may be smitten with the apparent death of winter, that there is still life, sturday and mature, in Him Who IS that light! The red berries symbolize the blood-borne fruit of that sturdy little ever-green, ever-alive plant.
Hope that helps.
Yes, Etherea, the holly is indeed symbolic, both in leaf and in berry. It's an English custom to decorate the Advent wreath and indeed the inside of the church with holly and often with ivy. The reason is that even in the bleakness of winter, the ever-green holly keeps it's deep, rich green, and most species remain staunch and sturdy, regardless of the weather that besets them. Just as the candles remind us to be looking for His light, the deep green of the holly and/or ivy reminds us that though we may be smitten with the apparent death of winter, that there is still life, sturday and mature, in Him Who IS that light! The red berries symbolize the blood-borne fruit of that sturdy little ever-green, ever-alive plant.
Hope that helps.
Blessings!
Dean
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