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Dis insiggewend hoe mense hulle kersbome versier.<\/p>\n<p>Dit wissel van nagemaakte groen of wit bome, vars dennetakke, garingboomtakke of selfs dryfhout, plankies of stokke. Net so met die versiering. Party tooi hulle kersbome met die tradisionele kersballe, tinsel, liggies en allerlei kersornamente.<\/p>\n<p>Ek het al gesien hoe \u2019n troeteldierwinkel \u2019n boom vol diere-poppe gehang het, \u2019n supermark met groete en vrugte \u2019n boom versier het, en in die Surfer Village op Jeffreysbaai dartel daar selfs klein ski-plankies aan \u2019n buite-boom. My boom het rooi en silwer kersballe waarop my geliefdes se name geskryf is, en baie liggies.<\/p>\n<p>Die historiese betekenis van die kersboom gaan mens verby. Hoewel daar verskillende betekenisse aan gekoppel word, word dit sedert die Middeleeue beskou as \u2019n simbool van die boom van die lewe, en die appels wat as versierings gedien het. Di\u00e9 is mettertyd vervang met glasballe wat deur glasblasers gemaak is, omdat die appels te swaar was. Gaandeweg het die versierings simbole van vreugde en lig geword. \u2019n Ster aan die bopunt van die boom het gedui op die Ster van Bethlehem wat die wyse manne uit die ooste na die Jesus-kind gelei het. Di\u00e9 gebruik het uit Duitsland oor die w\u00eareld versprei.<\/p>\n<p>Die woord \u2018Kersfees\u2019 het niks met kerse te make nie. Dit kom uit die ou Nederlandse benaming vir di\u00e9 dag en beteken letterlik \u2018Christusfees\u2019. Die Nederlandse vorm Kerst vir Christus word ook gebruik in die woord \u2018kersten\u2019 wat beteken om mense tot die Christendom te bekeer. In Engels word verwys na \u2018Xmas\u2019, waar die X \u2019n Griekse letter is wat Christus beteken.<\/p>\n<p>Daardie boeppens ou met die rooi jas en wit baard wat geskenke bring, heet Kersvader, of Sinterklaas. 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