The plant’s fruits and foliage symbolize the winter season and the Christmas ... They still hung holly on doors for protection, but now the pointed leaves represented the crown of thorns placed ...

The holly has little sharp points all around its edges, much like a thorn and one can easily prick a finger by touching the leaf carelessly. The berries represent the drops of Blood He shed.

Holly, ivy, white-berried mistletoe and vibrant red poinsettias all serve to add festive cheer to the home, both inside and out, and are synonymous with Christmas. And yet there is much myth and ...