The tree, and the ornaments on the Asherah tree, have specific meanings to them.  The tree is a "phallus", the male reproductive member.  The little balls are testicles, and the "tinsel" represents the semen of the deity being worshipped.  During the late middle ages, the little balls were interpreted by Christians to be "witch balls", borrowed from witchcraft, to attract, then capture "evil" spirits.  Where, exactly, did Yahuah tell us to do that?  The wreath was used to represent the male deity, the sun, yet was the "womb" symbol.  So, the male deity's symbol incorporated the feminine features, while the female's sign incorporated the masculine features.  Similarly, a "witch" is seen utilizing the male characteristics of the pointed hat and broomstick  -  both male features.

These "figures" were clear to the initiated, but to the uninitiated they meant nothing.  Now, the secrets are being shouted from the rooftops, eh?  Christians went deeper and deeper into apostasy as they ADOPTED the Pagan customs from those around them.  The green ivy and holly were common symbols of "Saturn", the Roman deity.  Early believers thought that if they decorated their homes with these trappings, they would appear to be conforming to the Pagan culture as everyone around them was observing Saturnalia.  Thus they would "blend-in", and they would suffer less persecution.  As time passed, the custom became part of the Christian world, and you will see the wreaths and Asherim trees in their assemblies and homes today.  If we don't "join-in" with the celebration, we're considered to be freaks, or "Scrooges"  -  bah!  Humbug it all truly is!  Now, many centuries later, the doctrinal offspring of those who might have been persecuted for avoiding these Pagan traditions, believe that we who do not adopt them are in a "cult".  It's not them, but Father Yahuah that we would not wish to offend.  We know His heart, and He has called us to "Come out of her" (Rev. 18).

  HOLLY, a plant "sacred" to the Roman deity "SATURN"

   The word "PAGAN" comes from the Latin word, pagus, and referred to a person that was from the "rural" hinterlands.  The more educated, erudite, urban-dwellers viewed those who were "pagus" as superstitious, illiterate imbeciles because they had quaint beliefs about the world, especially the unseen, spiritual world.  As the darkness of the world without the Torah of Yahuah became increased, those who thought themselves to be wise were themselves fools.  "Pagan" became a label for anything that was outside the accepted religious practices of those in the majority who practiced the universalized state religion, which after Constantine was termed "Catholic", the Roman word for "universal".

   As you see them decorating with the boughs, wreaths, trees, and holly, you might help them to repent of this behavior by explaining what these things actually are, or sending them this web page.  The trappings themselves are set apart for destruction, and those who decorate with them are set apart for destruction as well.  All of it together is witchcraft, and blatant idolatry.

When will Ephraim repent of this idolatry?

ASHERAH:  THE CHRISTMAS TREE CONNECTION

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To answer this, all one has to do is consider the source of some of the practices.  Here's one to look at:

The followers of Yahuah do not practice the customs of Baal / Asherah worship.  When the worshippers of Baal/Asherah implored their false mighty-one to answer them by fire, they cut themselves:  

1Kings 18:28:  "And they cried aloud, and CUT THEMSELVES AFTER THEIR MANNER WITH KNIVES AND LANCETS, till the blood gushed out upon them."

Here is what some Shiite Muslims do:

"The 6-year-old boy screamed and shook his head to avoid the razor blade.  But his father held him firmly as Hajj Khodor parted the boy’s black hair and sliced his forehead three times with the blade.

Ali Madani’s cries became more violent as blood gushed from the wound, covering his small, terrified face.

His father and a few other men, waving daggers, broke into a religious chant, recalling how the 7th-century Shiite Muslim saint, Imam Hussein, was decapitated, his head placed on a lance.

In marking the holiest day of Ashura, some Shiites believe children should learn at an early age about Hussein’s suffering, which is at the heart of their faith.

Hajj Khodor, wrapped in white and wearing a white turban, said he has done cuttings on boys as young as 1-month-old and men as old as 100.

Asked if it was difficult for him to hurt the children, he said: “The child doesn’t understand what’s going on.  The parents are faithful and believe by doing this, their children will be protected and will enjoy a long life.”

(quote taken from amren.com/mtnews/archives/2007/02/childrens_foreh.php, 3-6-2007)

Not all Muslims practice this; however it seems to echo the type of behavior seen in the priests of Baal / Asherah.

By the way, they do this on the "holiest day" of "Ashura".  This word seems very close to the word "Asherah".

And remember, this is the fastest growing religion on Earth . . . it must be the extreme fun involved.

  It's interesting that the original "Asherah" image worshipped by the Canaanites was a "date palm" tree.

This emblem is used in the Islamic faith, and it contains, by some strange coincidence, a date palm tree.

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