Common ones include the Christmas star, evergreen tree, and bells, which herald the season's joy. Other symbols, such as holly, wreaths, candy canes, and candles, represent hope, love, and the ...

Holly and ivy are traditional rivals in the forest, representing masculine and feminine traits respectively, and they have been customary Christmas ... bark—as parallel symbols of Mary and ...

During Advent and Christmas Christians acknowledge the need for a Savior and holly reminds them of this: the holly bough is one of St. John the Baptist's symbols; the Saint heralded our Lord's ...