Friday, December 28, 2007

What I need for next Christmas

I still have not found the perfect tree toper. I will be on the hunt during all of the after Christmas sales to find one like this one!

The Christmas Pickle
“A very old Christmas eve tradition in Germany was to hide a pickle [ornament] deep in the branches of the family Christmas Tree. The parents hung the pickle last after all the other ornaments were in place. In the morning they knew the most observant child would receive an extra gift from St. Nicholas. The first adult who finds the pickle traditionally gets good luck for the whole year.”

We practice this tradition in the Folsom family, and I really want to carry it on in mine.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

that's super cool! i love it!