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Wed Dec-22-04 09:30 AM
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Jesus was born at tax time, which from ancient times, has been in the spring because that's when you get the biggest head count (census). An evergreen tree was brought into caves during the shortest days of winter and adorned with (usually dried) fruit to symbolize the miracle of having food in the time of hunger.
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