Is this a good spot for it, Mom?
Hanging up the Pickle...
What's the "pickle" all about? ...
The Pickle Tradition...
In Old World Germany (supposedly...but in reality I think this has been proven false...but we like to "Believe" anyway :), the last decoration placed on the tree Christmas Eve was always a pickle, with the parents hiding it deep in the boughs. The lucky child who found it Christmas Day was blessed with good fortune & a special gift from St. Nicholas!
We have done this in our family since the kids were little... it's their favorite thing to find to this day. Sometimes Santa has forgotten to hide the pickle (oops) and that has made for some interesting "saves" Christmas morning...Now we have so many we can't forget to put up at least one... but there is only one *special* pickle each year!
311~366
Is this a good spot for it, Mom?
Hanging up the Pickle...
What's the "pickle" all about? ...
The Pickle Tradition...
In Old World Germany (supposedly...but in reality I think this has been proven false...but we like to "Believe" anyway :), the last decoration placed on the tree Christmas Eve was always a pickle, with the parents hiding it deep in the boughs. The lucky child who found it Christmas Day was blessed with good fortune & a special gift from St. Nicholas!
We have done this in our family since the kids were little... it's their favorite thing to find to this day. Sometimes Santa has forgotten to hide the pickle (oops) and that has made for some interesting "saves" Christmas morning...Now we have so many we can't forget to put up at least one... but there is only one *special* pickle each year!
311~366