In Europe, Pagans in the past did not cut down evergreen trees, bring them into
their homes and decorate them. That would have been far too destructive of
nature. But during the Roman celebration of the feast of Saturnalia, Pagans did
decorate their houses with clippings of evergreen shrubs. They also decorated
living trees with bits of metal and replicas of their God, Bacchus.
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