Angel Christmas Tree Toppers
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The decorating of trees is an old custom, going as far back as Old Testament times. During the Roman celebration of the feast of Saturnalia, pagans decorated their houses with clippings of evergreen shrubs. They also decorated living trees with bits of metal and replicas of their god, Bacchus. Tertullian (circa 160-230), an early Christian leader and prolific writer, complained that too many fellow-Christians had copied the ancient pagan custom of adorning their houses with lamps and laurel wreaths at Christmas time.
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