Christmas trees in houses of Sikhs

[JSinghnz]

Last year we had a very robust discussion here about the hollowness of so called Sikhs who put Christmas trees in their houses.

Lot of us learnt from that discussion and agreed to stop following this mindless ritual at their houses.

I hope this trend is followed by more and more Sikhs all over the world.

[PAL 07]

The maryada i was given by Sant Nicholas Lapland (Finlandwale) was that its okay to keep a Christmas tree so long as i have shashtar hanging from the tree.

[VanHelsingh]

The maryada i was given by Sant Nicholas Lapland (Finlandwale) was that its okay to keep a Christmas tree so long as i have shashtar hanging from the tree.

Have you been fortunate enough to do their darshan? Sadly I haven't. I guess I've not been a good boy.

[PAL 07]

Its difficult to do their darshan because they are so hard to find, they remain gupt. However they do come out of their bhora once a year on the night of 24th of December.

I guess I've not been a good boy.

In that case on this particular day make sure you put some karah prasad in some stockings and hang them up on a mantel piece by a chimney. If you havent got a chimney they wont give you darshan. That was a gupt secret they told me.

[Guest]

Its difficult to do their darshan because they are so hard to find, they remain gupt. However they do come out of their bhora once a year on the night of 24th of December.

In that case on this particular day make sure you put some karah prasad in some stockings and hang them up on a mantel piece by a chimney. If you havent got a chimney they wont give you darshan. That was a gupt secret they told me.

LOL

[Jangal Da]

Today I watched my kids putting the tree up, whilst trying to fill their heads that this is a pagan northern European tradition to do with Winter, Santa is a Sikh name, what is in it for Sikhs to do this etc etc..... Then I wondered - rather than a star on top of the tree which is a representation of the sign of Isa's birth, why don't we replace this with a Khanda? Is that ok to do - any thoughts.

[N30S1NGH]

I think putting khanda on the Christmas tree should be last approach/restort for kids awareness's purposes (try avoiding it), we want to make sure we don't offend other religions by modifying their symbolism..i think reverse this idea/situation and it won't be a stretch to say we be somewhat outraged.

[Singh559]

I'm going to go get artificial tree that has been in the garage for years and set it up just because this thread inspired me to.

Dhan dhan sant baba Jesus Nazareth wale

[Singh559]

Great photo by Freed paaji!

[VanHelsingh]

Religious reasons aside it's too much hassle putting the thing up, decorating it, and then taking it down again. Life's too short, lol. I've not had a tree up since 1990 I think! I was only a wee lad back then. :biggrin2: