A B-wreath History of the Christmas Wreath – Early Beginnings of The Wreath and What a Wreath Symbolizes June 22, 2023 – Posted in: Christmas, Wreath History

Early Beginnings As with most traditions, there are two schools of thought when it comes to the history of the all-too-familiar festive wreath. The first believes that the wreath originated in ancient Greece and Rome, where members of the Greco-Roman society would hand-craft ring-shaped decorations called “coronas” from fresh leaves, branches, twigs, fruits and flowers, before hanging them on their door as a symbol of victory. The second says that in Christianity, a wreath was…

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