Digging through the Christmas Room at a recent estate sale I was joined by another shopper.  She grabbed a blown glass pickle ornament and said: “Score – I found my Christmas Tree Pickle”

I guess I must have looked a bit confused, because she then explained:

“You have to have a Pickle on your Christmas Tree – It’s an old German Tradition.”

With her blown glass pickle in her hand, she triumphantly left the room.

I’d never heard of a German Tradition involving Christmas Trees and Pickles so when I returned home I ‘Googled It’ and sure enough there’s information all over the Internet….

 

Here’s a link to The Christmas Pickle’s History