tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post3937922898791301283..comments2024-01-22T00:24:44.030+01:00Comments on Merisi's Vienna for Beginners: Up-Side Down Christmas Tree: Fad or Ancient Custom?Merisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-7812498301519616852009-12-10T00:08:10.636+01:002009-12-10T00:08:10.636+01:00Carol,
*smile*Carol,<br />*smile*Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-73969448008226684002009-12-09T15:44:42.575+01:002009-12-09T15:44:42.575+01:00Well that is different and intresting imformation ...Well that is different and intresting imformation on the meaning but I'm keeping mine upright! LOL! xoxoCarol Murdockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749285023748227382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-84962716561133385212009-12-08T15:52:45.389+01:002009-12-08T15:52:45.389+01:00Junksy,
I would have the same worry! ;-)
Suldog,...Junksy,<br />I would have the same worry! ;-)<br /><br /><br />Suldog,<br />our forefathers were quite ingenious too! ;-)<br /><br />Alan,<br />yes, I like that image! <br />Reminds me of "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg",<br />umbrellas floating in the sky. ;-)<br /><br />willow,<br />please let me know if you did! :-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-23194973086491130202009-12-08T15:12:52.911+01:002009-12-08T15:12:52.911+01:00They're beautiful and mysterious. I could hang...They're beautiful and mysterious. I could hang them from my beams at the manor!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-31214264272407168602009-12-08T15:03:17.796+01:002009-12-08T15:03:17.796+01:00It's raining trees.It's raining trees.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786705388056397346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-64892400690915029082009-12-08T14:26:14.604+01:002009-12-08T14:26:14.604+01:00It is interesting. I was wondering where some folk...It is interesting. I was wondering where some folks here were getting the idea to do that. Now I have a clue. Thanks!Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-15692771128891030872009-12-08T14:17:50.872+01:002009-12-08T14:17:50.872+01:00I don't thnk the walls of my house would stand...I don't thnk the walls of my house would stand nailed-up trees! lol :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-2309763711084699122009-12-08T13:23:27.567+01:002009-12-08T13:23:27.567+01:00Shadow,
so true! :-)
Country Girl,
as I said, i...Shadow,<br />so true! :-)<br /><br /><br /> Country Girl,<br />as I said, in a rural setting,<br />a little fir tree hanging by the entrance, from a porch ceiling. ;-)<br />Then again, people may interpret it as being done with Christmas before the holiday even arrives! :-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-43586364552239944002009-12-08T13:21:18.994+01:002009-12-08T13:21:18.994+01:00A Cuban In London,
it does look like a punishment ...A Cuban In London,<br />it does look like a punishment and one could interpret it as being done in memory of Christian martyrs who were tortured and died that way.<br /><br />Let's see of you can find any upside down trees in London! ;-)<br /><br /><br /> Shrinky,<br />I can't imagine our tree hanging like that,<br />really weird. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-32052055742531210612009-12-08T13:18:35.752+01:002009-12-08T13:18:35.752+01:00Photowannabe:
I imagine how you took that pictures...Photowannabe:<br />I imagine how you took that pictures of yours! :-)<br />Remember my recent Franziskanerplatz picture, looking from inside out onto the square? I was sitting in the corner of the church vestibule, trying to get as low down as possible, hoping no once would enter while I was in that precarious position. I could have gotten an even better shot on my tummy, but was too timid for Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-14446209505527038162009-12-08T13:15:20.916+01:002009-12-08T13:15:20.916+01:00Vicki Lane,
you could start by hanging a little fi...Vicki Lane,<br />you could start by hanging a little fir or hemlock tree from your porch ceiling! ;-)<br /><br /><br /> Frances,<br />yes, it is a show stopper,<br />the customs may be old, but there's always a way to present them as fresh and new. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-41706191397206432172009-12-08T13:13:21.182+01:002009-12-08T13:13:21.182+01:00McVal,
it's never too late! *giggles*
Be care...McVal,<br /> it's never too late! *giggles*<br />Be careful, though, a friend told me that a couple of years ago a tree too heavy for the hook it was hanging from upside down, actually crushed during a Christmas open house in a socialite's house in Washington, DC.<br /> <br /><br /> Seattle Boy,<br />some algae tree probably would hang on just right! ;-)<br /><br /><br /> Simona,<br />I Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-38917299785186530222009-12-08T13:07:02.289+01:002009-12-08T13:07:02.289+01:00Arija,
"What an odd idea since the right way ...Arija,<br />"<i>What an odd idea since the right way up they form the triangular symbol with God the father at the top.</i>" <br />Yes, that's how we interpret it today, yet, our forefathers chose to see it differently. I read that nowadays some Christians find the ancient way of hanging the fire tree upside down disrespectful. <br /><br /><br /> Paz,<br />I would be surprised if Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-32032804022239775762009-12-08T12:59:00.204+01:002009-12-08T12:59:00.204+01:00Kay,
yes, and when I walk by Christian L.Einwalle...Kay,<br />yes, and when I walk by Christian L.Einwaller Ateliers' showrooms, I always feel enriched, as if I had actually visited a gallery! <br /><br /><br /> Juju at Tales of Whimsy,<br />I can't help it, but those fir trees stir vividly a childhood memory of mine, when I was supposed to stay over a weekend with a great-aunt of mine, which ended when I discovered pheasants hanging in Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-44896515176577920942009-12-08T12:16:05.650+01:002009-12-08T12:16:05.650+01:00I'd heard about these. Don't know whether ...I'd heard about these. Don't know whether or not I like the custom, though . . .Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-85266687586847788452009-12-08T10:57:26.595+01:002009-12-08T10:57:26.595+01:00mmmm, i didn't know about the upside-down tree...mmmm, i didn't know about the upside-down trees... something new one learns every day.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-87026375160334172082009-12-08T10:49:03.664+01:002009-12-08T10:49:03.664+01:00Hmnn, no, 'tis not for me, not at all, ancient...Hmnn, no, 'tis not for me, not at all, ancient tradition or not, I just think they look plain daft dangling up there!Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-86993354413636409722009-12-08T10:30:04.935+01:002009-12-08T10:30:04.935+01:00Amazing history lesson. Thank you very much. I tho...Amazing history lesson. Thank you very much. I thought they hung them upside down to punish Santa for being naughty, but no, your post helped clarify that.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-2865066326799839442009-12-08T06:25:02.176+01:002009-12-08T06:25:02.176+01:00I had no idea that was based in ancient tradition....I had no idea that was based in ancient tradition. Not my style of decorating, but to each his own I guess.<br />To answer your burning question about my "different" picture. I really don't know what it is. I think its a very old piece of farm equipment I saw at Bodie, California, which is a ghost town now. I was just having fun with the perpsective and focus. It really wasn'photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-8637974547131628062009-12-08T01:38:38.825+01:002009-12-08T01:38:38.825+01:00I do like this question of trees turned around.
F...I do like this question of trees turned around.<br /><br />First time I ever saw this phenom was in a restaurant ... way back in the newly ancient last century. I figured it was a way to catch the eyes of folks passing by the window.<br /><br />I had no idea, and wonder if the restauranteurs had, that there was tradition at the center of this gravity.<br /><br />Whatever the cause, the photos areFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-26137982430139826352009-12-07T23:14:56.381+01:002009-12-07T23:14:56.381+01:00An interesting approach . . . but not one that my ...An interesting approach . . . but not one that my tradition worshiping family is likely to embrace.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-36058334234106986442009-12-07T21:30:04.237+01:002009-12-07T21:30:04.237+01:00How interesting! I have never seen upside-down tre...How interesting! I have never seen upside-down trees like those.Simona Carinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621645217450504400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-58487445500894835772009-12-07T21:26:13.454+01:002009-12-07T21:26:13.454+01:00The Christmas tree in my ship is often like that w...The Christmas tree in my ship is often like that when we're battling round Cape Horn.Seattle Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059481627608521219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-37262891361557820692009-12-07T21:02:18.672+01:002009-12-07T21:02:18.672+01:00I wanted to do that one year, mainly because our s...I wanted to do that one year, mainly because our stupid tree wouldn't stand straight. But my hubby said NO. I'll have to pass this little tidbit on to him... Thanks!McValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285808958951068897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-71542858083085175082009-12-07T20:46:24.385+01:002009-12-07T20:46:24.385+01:00Very interesting about the upside down trees. I l...Very interesting about the upside down trees. I like the way they look.<br /><br />Paz ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com