Trying to give you an understanding that the tree itself was a Christian invention, not a pagan one,
how does that help your case...so Christians came up with a new abomination to celebrate their savior? Plenty of evidence pagans used trees too...even in the OT...
a bit of symbolism related directly to the season.
what season solstice?
Your sudden return to Mayberry tells me you got that, as does your pointless foray into an anti-Catholic bit.
it is not anti Catholic to be able to read their symbols...not my fault bread symbolizing other bread that turns into actual flesh is put on to a tree...nice gift for a bday..."here's a reminder of how you were put on a tree remember?" Him on the tree is celebrated by Catholics every week but now in an even different manner on a different day once a year near the solstice...just because...no wait! to celebrate His birth, a Son to conquer darkness as others celebrate another sun conquering darkness...nice...real nice...even now their Eucharist bread is shaped like a sun...
Only if you're reading (or otherwise) impaired.
being reading (or otherwise) impaired is to read eat my flesh drink my blood as literally acts of cannibalism He expected from His followers...some even left thinking that very thing...even His disciples remained puzzled until He took the time to clarify Himself...flesh profits nothing...so eating Him would be in vain...vanity...but the Words He spoke were the Spirit of LIFE...duh...bread of life...hello?
This was but one of many symbols or metaphors He used...nobody expected grapes when He said He was the grapevine...nobody entered Him when He said He was a door...nobody expected literal water to pour out of Him when He said to drink the living water pouring out of Him...and since there is no regard of some never thirsting again or ever dying (a miracle for sure) did He lie when He said drink and never thirst again...never die...?
Oh and they still needed torches in the garden the night they finally found Him to arrest Him DESPITE His saying He is the LIGHT...couldn't they just have seen His glowing?
"Take and eat and drink" was said before He was even sacrificed...
And yet it's "let's eat Him" but without chewing just swallow...wouldn't want to crush the Christ...
And now let's put Him on the tree again...for His birthday...
As I noted more than once, no one is forcing you to do anything. It's not a rite, it's a celebration.
Really?
"Because Christmas is a Holy Day of Obligation, all Catholics are required to attend Mass (or an Eastern Divine Liturgy) on Christmas Day. As with all Holy Days of Obligation, this requirement is so important that the Church binds Catholics to fulfill it under pain of mortal sin."
http://catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/f/Christmas_Holy.htm
You still are.
Or Your ancestors were...
If not it is because much actual blood was spilled not to be impaired reading (or otherwise)
"The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you--they are full of the Spirit and life."
The Mass of Christ remains an abomination to HIM...the real irony is that we think by pagans or "learn not the way of the heathens" refers to those outside the Church, to those who don't claim to follow Christ...perhaps it is those who ask WWJD?
Certainly not partake of Christmas Ham...