Are door wreaths religious?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m Hindu, we’re a wreath house. I have a different wreath out all year. I love the smell of a fresh evergreen wreath. Just like I love the smell of my jasmine plant near the front door and my rose bushes that line our walkway.

I don’t decorate for Christmas specifically. I leave the lights up that I hung for Diwali. And I get my fragrant wreath to switch out my autumn styled one. I love nature and marking the changing seasons.

If a wreath means celebrating Jesus to you, great. I don’t care if you strip Yoga from its religious roots so please don’t mind if I do the same.

Love this.

[Anonymous]

If you like the look of a wreath, that's fine. If it's pine and looks like a Christmas tree and has red ribbon you probably want a different wreath.

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Remove any holly, red or green bows or red berries and attach a plain beige or snowflake printed ribbon. Done.

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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, just curious. Are you of another faith besides Christianity?

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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

It's not a coincidence that hundreds of years after Jesus died the Church placed the two key events of his story at the same time of the year as two of the three major holidays that every European culture celebrates. If there was one thing the early Roman Christians were good at, it was appropriating pagan holidays and rituals.

The Christmas rituals were not adopted by early Roman Christians but by Matin Luther, the founder of Protestantism. Christmas trees, advent wreath, etc were his idea.

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Anonymous wrote:Lol “averse to Christmas?”

you sound judgmental AF.

This is so mean. I grew up in a religious Jewish home and my mother was extremely "averse to Christmas" and drew offense at anything related to Christmas. I was not because she was judgmental. It was because she was forced to practice Christian customs as a child even though she was Jewish. This includes saying daily prayers in public school. There is a long-standing tradition of expecting non-Christians to celebrate the birth of someone else's Lord and Savior and it's offensive. A Christmas-style wreath would never have been displayed in her home.

Is this OP’s experience?

Anyway, wreaths are a European cultural thing, of pagan rather than Christian origin, not used in every Christian tradition, and used for many holidays thanks to Pinterest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are advent wreaths, not Christmas wreaths. So technically only for adventists, not Christians.

Advent wreaths don’t even go on doors. They sit flat and are topped with four candles.

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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.

Grow so very much up.

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Anonymous wrote:Lol “averse to Christmas?”

you sound judgmental AF.

This is so mean. I grew up in a religious Jewish home and my mother was extremely "averse to Christmas" and drew offense at anything related to Christmas. I was not because she was judgmental. It was because she was forced to practice Christian customs as a child even though she was Jewish. This includes saying daily prayers in public school. There is a long-standing tradition of expecting non-Christians to celebrate the birth of someone else's Lord and Savior and it's offensive. A Christmas-style wreath would never have been displayed in her home.

So why would you buy a wreath? What a strange post.

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Anonymous wrote:I am an atheist who loves Christmas wreaths, trees, lights, and Santa. I don’t care what you think, but you are sorely mistaken if you interpret my decorating as signifying that we are in any way religious. I know that there are many, many others like us. Peace!

Same, PP. I'm an atheist but I our house is decked out in Christmas decor. We even had a professional team come decorate this year to LIGHT IT UP. I love the joy and festivity of the season. I don't ascribe to the teachings of the religion but I love the Christmas season. Most of my friends are in the same boat. People take this way to seriously. It's just lights and an inflatable Santa.

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PP who advised to add a snowflake printed ribbon.

I’m a bit of a wreath expert; I make and have made wreaths as gifts and to decorate my house’s interior and exterior.

Wreaths, by definition, are not religious. If you asked me to make a wreath for you, I’d have to ask for more specifics.
Let’s start with shape. Do you want a circular, square, heart shaped or do you want a different look altogether that would not be considered a wreath but a door decoration?

It’s all in the ribbons and colors used that make a wreath more specific to a holiday or that would be a year ‘round look like my faux boxwood that works 9/12 months of the year at my door.

Wreath = door decoration.

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Anonymous wrote:They are advent wreaths, not Christmas wreaths. So technically only for adventists, not Christians.

Advent wreaths don’t even go on doors. They sit flat and are topped with four candles.

Thanks captain obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lol “averse to Christmas?”

you sound judgmental AF.

This is so mean. I grew up in a religious Jewish home and my mother was extremely "averse to Christmas" and drew offense at anything related to Christmas. I was not because she was judgmental. It was because she was forced to practice Christian customs as a child even though she was Jewish. This includes saying daily prayers in public school. There is a long-standing tradition of expecting non-Christians to celebrate the birth of someone else's Lord and Savior and it's offensive. A Christmas-style wreath would never have been displayed in her home.

So why would you buy a wreath? What a strange post.

This post was not OP. It was me, and I didn't way whether or not I had a wreath at all.

[Anonymous]

I've never understood the "Christmas traditions are actually pagan" argument. That just means you're culturally appropriating pagan traditions.

[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

I am a churchgoing Christian and I wouldn’t necessarily assume that a door wreath means that that household is Christian. I agree that it’s a very wasteful time of year and I don’t like all the gifting. I approve of your TJ wreath that you plan to compost. Merry happy everything!