Christians: Do you chalk your door?

[Treks]

Hello Christians of RF- Merry Christmas!

My friend sent me this link recently Chalking the door - Wikipedia

I was wondering if anyone here does this?

 

[Estro Felino]

Yes...we do it here...crowns of holly leaves (synthetic, of course)...but I guess non-believers do it too

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

I have never seen it done.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Yes...we do it here...crowns of holly leaves (synthetic, of course)...but I guess non-believers do it too

I think she was referring to the chalk writing at the upper left of the door rather than the wreath itself.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Though I do not know anyone who actually does this, I've always been fascinated by such practices.

It's seems many belief systems have some sort of ritual such as this one to ward off evil spirits, whether it be in form of creating an inscribed circle, or a pentagram, consecrating items with things such as holy water, or protecting space or oneself with amulets.

 

[Estro Felino]

I think she was referring to the chalk writing at the upper left of the door rather than the wreath itself.

yeah..I've seen people do it in villages....

 

[Augustus]

I was wondering if anyone here does this?

I reckon @Revoltingest partakes in such actions:

In Scotland through the mid- to late 1800s, chalking the primary door of a tenement was a way of notifying residents that they must move from their residence by a given day.[6]

By custom, leases and other similar contracts began or ended on the Scottish Term Days, Whitsunday and Martinmas. If a landlord wished to evict tenants in a particular tenement, the law dictated that, at the landlord's request, a burgh officer, in presence of witnesses, would chalk the primary door of the tenement forty days before Whitsunday or St. Martin's Day. The burgh officer would then record the fact that the chalking had been accomplished and this document was signed by the officer and the witnesses.[6]

The chalking indicated to tenants that they must vacate the premises by Whitsunday, when the lease expired. Tenants who failed to vacate by that date could then be evicted on six days' notice via a so-called "charge".[6][7]

 

[Revoltingest]

I reckon @Revoltingest partakes in such actions:

In Scotland through the mid- to late 1800s, chalking the primary door of a tenement was a way of notifying residents that they must move from their residence by a given day.[6]

By custom, leases and other similar contracts began or ended on the Scottish Term Days, Whitsunday and Martinmas. If a landlord wished to evict tenants in a particular tenement, the law dictated that, at the landlord's request, a burgh officer, in presence of witnesses, would chalk the primary door of the tenement forty days before Whitsunday or St. Martin's Day. The burgh officer would then record the fact that the chalking had been accomplished and this document was signed by the officer and the witnesses.[6]

The chalking indicated to tenants that they must vacate the premises by Whitsunday, when the lease expired. Tenants who failed to vacate by that date could then be evicted on six days' notice via a so-called "charge".[6][7]

Oh, if only evictions here were so simple & quick.

 

[Flankerl]

Not a Christian but it's done here around the 6th January.

Always quite a hassle to stop them from scribbling their blessing on our door.

 

[YmirGF]

An odd custom I'd not heard of before.

 

[Brickjectivity]

Hello Christians of RF- Merry Christmas!

My friend sent me this link recently Chalking the door - Wikipedia

I was wondering if anyone here does this?

No, and all Christians I know of in person would likely consider this superstitious nonsense. They do hang holly on the doors sometimes, but there's no story to it.

 

[Jumi]

Not a Christian, but yeah, a lot of people do it. Not many know why they do it though. It's become just a tradition.

 

[GoodbyeDave]

I've never seen this done in England. Apparently it's a central European thing that's been spread to the USA by immigration.

 

[SalixIncendium]

No, and all Christians I know of in person would likely consider this superstitious nonsense. They do hang holly on the doors sometimes, but there's no story to it.

Actually, the holly berries represent the blood of Christ, while the needles represent the thorns in the "crown" placed on Christ's head at the crucifixion.

Why do we decorate with holly at Christmas?

 

[Brickjectivity]

Actually, the holly berries represent the blood of Christ, while the needles represent the thorns in the "crown" placed on Christ's head at the crucifixion.

Why do we decorate with holly at Christmas?

I did not know that.