The ilex or holly, and the ivy, both evergreen plants are traditional Christmas symbols: the holly for part of the same reason as the Glastonbury Rose is, because it represents the Crown of Thorns ...

Even today, some people have the superstition that ivy should never be brought indoors except at Christmas. Predating Christianity, evergreen types of holly and ivy were considered particularly ...

Even today, some people have the superstition that ivy should never be brought indoors except at Christmas. Predating Christianity, evergreen types of holly and ivy were considered particularly ...

But the sacred symbolism of holly and ivy extends even further back into medieval England. Holly and ivy are traditional rivals in the forest, representing masculine and feminine traits ...