How do sheep in Mexico say Merry Christmas?
The custom of decorating homes with evergreens during the holiday season has been practiced worldwide for thousands of years. Evergreens are symbols of enduring life because they stay beautiful in the winter when most plants wither and die. They have always been associated with winter festivals. It was believed that the evergreens held magical power because of their perennial greenness. Homes were decorated with these plants in the hope of enticing the spirits of the woods inside to bring good luck in the coming year. Legends describe holly as masculine because it uses it’s thorns to protect itself the way a man would use a weapon to protect himself. Ivy is considered feminine because it entwines or embraces whatever it is near. Mistletoe is thought to bring good luck and fertility . A 15th century Christmas carol tells of the contest between the holly and the ivy for the place of honor in the hall. The song is a duet with each part claiming his or her superiority. In the end the holly
