{"id":20941,"date":"2024-11-28T13:04:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T13:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20941"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:47:04","slug":"pagan-origins-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/pagan-origins-christmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Gli alberi di Natale sono pagani? Nessuna prova li collega a un rito pagano"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No record ties the Christmas tree to a pagan rite. The earliest records come from German-speaking towns in the 1500s, and the first description of a decorated tree is from Strasbourg in 1605. Romans hung green branches at the New Year, and some historians think the tree grew from that &quot;partly at least,&quot; but no document shows it. The fir in the forest belongs to God, whoever else has used it. &quot;The earth is the Lord&#039;s, and the fulness thereof,&quot;\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No record ties the Christmas tree to a pagan rite. Romans hung greenery at the New Year; the first trees on record are in German-speaking towns of the 1500s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[78],"tags":[210],"series":[209],"class_list":["post-20941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biblical-debates","tag-christmas-series","series-christmas"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2588,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/christmas-tree-biblical-meaning\/","url_meta":{"origin":20941,"position":0},"title":"Is the Christmas Tree in the Bible? No, Jeremiah 10 Is About Idols","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maggio 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Christmas tree is not in the Bible and no verse forbids it. 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