Cardinals and Christmas

debodun

debodun

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I noticed a lot of the Christmas cards I have depict cardinals (not the religious kind, the avian ones). It made me think - how did cardinals become associated with Christmas?

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Some people believe that the cardinal is a symbol of the living blood of Christ.

My mother always believed that when a cardinal showed up in the yard it was the spirit of a loved one that had come back for a visit.
 
Aunt Bea said:
Some people believe that the cardinal is a symbol of the living blood of Christ.

My mother always believed that when a cardinal showed up in the yard it was the spirit of a loved one that had come back for a visit.
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I never heard that before. Interesting.
 

Cardinals are red and stick around all year round, so at Christmas, this red bird is very visible.
 
Aunt Bea said:
Some people believe that the cardinal is a symbol of the living blood of Christ.

My mother always believed that when a cardinal showed up in the yard it was the spirit of a loved one that had come back for a visit.
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I have heard of that . Try are plentiful around my yard. They land on my deck a lot. I like to think it'my husband and other family members coming for a visit.
 
My gramma said cardinals are loved ones who've died come to visit. If it's a male, my dad, one of my grandfathers or uncles, my son, or my husband. If it's a female, my mom, one of my grandmothers or aunts, my daughter-in-law. Nobody ever mentions the females, but it makes sense to me☺
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
My gramma said cardinals are loved ones who've died come to visit. If it's a male, my dad, one of my grandfathers or uncles, my son, or my husband. If it's a female, my mom, one of my grandmothers or aunts, my daughter-in-law. Nobody ever mentions the females, but it makes sense to me☺
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I have never heard of this. I love watching the cardinals in my yard but this will make them even more special to me.
 
I'm having a "cardinal tree" this year for Christmas. I got rid of the big tree and the ornaments last year and this year I have a small tree with clear lights and I'm going to decorate it with nothing but little red cardinals that I found at Dollar Tree. Hope I like the finished product. If not, it was a minor outlay of $$$.
 

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