Loved learning about the link between fly agaric mushrooms and Father Christmas.
The Christmas tree could even symbolise a rocket ship adorned and ready to launch into the realm of hyperspace and the machine elves!
I read somewhere that Christmas trees were originally used by the Germanic tribes as a fertility symbol during the winter solstice and that the tinsel we put on these days were originally entrails in the distant past. The lights on the Christmas/ Yule tree and other bright shiny ornaments symbolised the return of light/ the sun after the dark days of winter.
The real Kings Speech!
Loved learning about the link between fly agaric mushrooms and Father Christmas.
The Christmas tree could even symbolise a rocket ship adorned and ready to launch into the realm of hyperspace and the machine elves!
I read somewhere that Christmas trees were originally used by the Germanic tribes as a fertility symbol during the winter solstice and that the tinsel we put on these days were originally entrails in the distant past. The lights on the Christmas/ Yule tree and other bright shiny ornaments symbolised the return of light/ the sun after the dark days of winter.
Another stellar video Doc.
Yuletide Blessings to you.