[Talking_Mouse]

Are they going to celebrate winter solstise by hanging prisoners from the trees in the sacred groves of Oden?

My Wiccian friends, who follow the Norse pantheon, hang freshly slaughtered beef or lamb to symbolize hanging the dead flesh of their enemies.

[claudiustg]

It's supposed to symbolize Oden hanging from the Tree of Life in order to gain special knowledge. It very curiously parallels the Crucifixion and probably is the antecedent of hanging decorations on the Christmas tree.