Christmas is a Sustainable Holiday

The Christmas holiday and recognition of Jesus' birth likely trace their roots and origins to pre-Christian festivals that were celebrated around the winter solstice by pagan populations who were later converted to Christianity.  Any number of the pagan holidays had origins in natural cycles of birth, death and rebirth.   

To Christians it was through Jesus’ death and resurrection that people can be reconciled to God and thereby are offered salvation and the promise of eternal life.  As far as religions go Christianity is eminently sustainable.   

Among our Christmas cards is a self-produced gem from friends on the peninsula…  

'The planter by our front door has geraniums in the summer and a big pumpkin in the fall.    

Each year we dig a little pine tree from our woods to replace them.  

Come spring we transplant the tree.    

From our home to yours we wish you all the joys of the season and he very best for 2018!'  

(on the opposite side is a photo of a pint-sized white spruce decked-out in lights with a covering of freshly-fallen snow)   

Raising a toast to the Christmastide spirit and sustainable forestry...