Granny's gone and done it again

They have the pine cone courtyard in the Vatican.
Very pretty and interesting, but my research so far indicates it is a relic of paganism, and no indication that it is considered sacred. Looks like it is basically an architectural element in the courtyard. May have been sacred to early pagans?
 
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The most popular and widespread spiritual symbol is that of the Christmas tree.

There are many legends about the origin of the use of pine as a Christmas tree but the true origin of this tradition is not clear.

According to Christian tradition, St. Boniface brought down a giant ash tree, the Yggdrasil, which held all levels of the world from heaven to hell.

Instead, he planted pine as a symbol of God’s eternal love and filled them with candles symbolizing the purification and light of Christ.

Another legend says that Saint Boniface knocked down a huge oak tree that took with him all the trees that surrounded him except a small pine tree, which he called “tree of the Child God”, symbolizing its triangular shape of the Holy Trinity.
The tree far predates Christianity.
 

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