>>10891837>>10891783>>10891785>pinecone“ the original Egyptian (3100BC) version of the raising of the Djed pillar, a tree-like rendition of the backbone of the reborn Osiris, raised annually, generally on Dec 21, as a tamarisk tree (evergreen with pinecones), a few days before Dec 25 (Winter Solstice) and the birth of Horus (by Isis).
Dionysus, the Greek version of Osiris, being raised like Orion, or Osiris as the re-born evergreen tree. Right: the modern Christian version of this, the annual raising of a pine tree (Christmas tree), decorated with a star at the top.”
http://www.eoht.info/m/page/Christmas+tree