Are door wreaths religious?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://time.com/5482144/christmas-wreath-origins/

Sorry, op. If it makes you feel better to somehow connect your wreath to ancient Athens - by all means. By its Christians who popularized the door wreath.

Did OP mention “ancient Athens”?

PPs tried to make wreaths some kind of pagan symbol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a religious season. You are free to culturally appropriate our religious holiday as an excuse for consumption or home decor, but it doesn’t change the fact that a Christmas wreath is a Christmas wreath.

Who’s gonna tell her

Tell her it’s the season of pagan symbols and Amazon trucks?

[Anonymous]

I'm Jewish; we never had a wreath and I would assume that someone who had one on their door was celebrating Christmas, in the same way that I would assume that someone who had a decorated tree in their living room was celebrating Christmas. But in neither case would I assume that they were religious, as there are many people who celebrate Christmas but do not go to church.

If you are of another heritage or religion and do not celebrate Christmas and do not want others to think that you do, I wouldn't hang a wreath.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://time.com/5482144/christmas-wreath-origins/

Sorry, op. If it makes you feel better to somehow connect your wreath to ancient Athens - by all means. By its Christians who popularized the door wreath.

Did OP mention “ancient Athens”?

PPs tried to make wreaths some kind of pagan symbol

But did OP? The above comment is directed to the OP.

[Anonymous]

I would generally interpret an evergreen wreath as celebrating Christmas, but I've also seen winter-themed wreaths made of other materials that just seem seasonal and not religious to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a religious season. You are free to culturally appropriate our religious holiday as an excuse for consumption or home decor, but it doesn’t change the fact that a Christmas wreath is a Christmas wreath.

Who’s gonna tell her

Tell her it’s the season of pagan symbols and Amazon trucks?

Tell her that it’s a religious season for more than just Christians.

[Anonymous]

they are Satanic 😈

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm Jewish; we never had a wreath and I would assume that someone who had one on their door was celebrating Christmas, in the same way that I would assume that someone who had a decorated tree in their living room was celebrating Christmas. But in neither case would I assume that they were religious, as there are many people who celebrate Christmas but do not go to church.

If you are of another heritage or religion and do not celebrate Christmas and do not want others to think that you do, I wouldn't hang a wreath.

I know people who have wreaths for all seasons. It doesn’t really indicate anything other than “I am hanging a seasonal wreath on my door”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A Christmas wreath on a door has become a symbol that the people who live there are celebrating Christmas. It may have had other meanings in the past, but in the present, in this particular country, that is the meaning.

Kind of like how candles aren't inherently religious, but if you arrange them in a menorah, or an advent wreath, or a Santa Lucia wreath, or on a Birthday cake they become a symbol that people use to show that they are celebrating a specific occasion.

So, it's not a religious act, but it communicates a message. If you're averse to Christmas, I don't see why you want want to signal to other people that you are celebrating Christmas.

I agree with this. Depends on what OP means by "esp averse of christmas and the culture around it." Putting up a wreath, especially an evergreen wreath in December, is likely to make people assume you celebrate Christmas, religiously or culturally. Are you averse of that too?

[Anonymous]

OP here- your comments are hilarious, thanks so much.

Clarification: I have nothing against people who want to observe xmas, obvi. But we are not christians (nor pagans) as mentioned and I really do not like how it is a time of excessive shopping and waste of resources. For those of you who are having an environmentally friendly christmas, you have all my respect, and merry xmas

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a religious season. You are free to culturally appropriate our religious holiday as an excuse for consumption or home decor, but it doesn’t change the fact that a Christmas wreath is a Christmas wreath.

You have that backwards. Christians have co-opted pagan traditions and commercial efforts.

The only people who believe this are the people on this board who want to feel better about using a religious holiday of a faith they despise to feel a part of something cultural. Because the only culture they have left is ideology.

History would say otherwise. Have a happy holidays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are not a christian family, esp averse of christmas and the culture around it. But in our new home I got a wreath for the door, from trader joes so I can compost it later. DH thinks its too christmasy. Is it?

OP yes it is Christmas to most people. something intertwined or arranged in a circular shape: such as. : a decorative arrangement of foliage or flowers on a circular base. a Christmas wreath. : a band of intertwined flowers or leaves worn as a mark of honor or victory :

First thing most people think

I personally as a non religious person would be your husbands thought process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here- your comments are hilarious, thanks so much.

Clarification: I have nothing against people who want to observe xmas, obvi. But we are not christians (nor pagans) as mentioned and I really do not like how it is a time of excessive shopping and waste of resources. For those of you who are having an environmentally friendly christmas, you have all my respect, and merry xmas

In that case, I think you're good. I would also say, when I see a winter wreath on a house in my neighborhood that always has a seasonal wreath on the door, I *don't* assume they're celebrating christmas, just that they like decorating. So if you establish yourself as a wreath house, that may change the assumptions people make.

Anyway, happy winter/new year's! I hope you have a nice season, albeit not christmas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- your comments are hilarious, thanks so much.

Clarification: I have nothing against people who want to observe xmas, obvi. But we are not christians (nor pagans) as mentioned and I really do not like how it is a time of excessive shopping and waste of resources. For those of you who are having an environmentally friendly christmas, you have all my respect, and merry xmas

In that case, I think you're good. I would also say, when I see a winter wreath on a house in my neighborhood that always has a seasonal wreath on the door, I *don't* assume they're celebrating christmas, just that they like decorating. So if you establish yourself as a wreath house, that may change the assumptions people make.

Anyway, happy winter/new year's! I hope you have a nice season, albeit not christmas.

Thanks so much, to you too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Jewish; we never had a wreath and I would assume that someone who had one on their door was celebrating Christmas, in the same way that I would assume that someone who had a decorated tree in their living room was celebrating Christmas. But in neither case would I assume that they were religious, as there are many people who celebrate Christmas but do not go to church.

If you are of another heritage or religion and do not celebrate Christmas and do not want others to think that you do, I wouldn't hang a wreath.

I know people who have wreaths for all seasons. It doesn’t really indicate anything other than “I am hanging a seasonal wreath on my door”.

Well yes, there are other kinds of wreaths.

For example, if you put this wreath on your door in October, people will not assume you are celebrating Christmas. They will assume you are celebrating Halloween.

https://www.potterybarn.com/products/faux-pre-lit-black-twig-bat-wreath-mp/?catalogId=84&sku=4490177&cm_ven=PLA&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=Pillows%20%26%20Decor%20%3E%20Wreaths%20%26%20Garlands®ion_id=477340&cm_ite=4490177_14546951676&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI29XEidvi-wIVBo3ICh2CnAUXEAQYBCABEgJFnvD_BwE

There are winter wreaths that don't signal Christmas,

like this one:

https://www.potterybarn.com/products/silver-night-wreath-mp/?catalogId=84&sku=606857&cm_ven=PLA&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=Pillows%20%26%20Decor%20%3E%20Wreaths%20%26%20Garlands®ion_id=477340&cm_ite=606857_14546951676&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoOnn4tvi-wIVhbLICh1aZQopEAQYAyABEgJVIvD_BwE

But that doesn't sound like what OP is talking about.