Christmas Tree Pickle Tradition

Then the first child to find the pickle on christmas morning gets a special treat or they get.

Christmas tree pickle tradition. Nicholas himself set them free according to tampa bay magazine. No one really knows the truth. Others say a civil war soldier and german immigrant being held captive in georgia begged for and was given a pickle which ended up sustaining him. Come christmas day the first person to find the pickle ornament hanging delicately on a branch of the christmas tree gets rewarded.

Berrien springs even hosts an annual christmas pickle festival. The christmas pickle has vaguely german origins during the 1880s the department store woolworths began selling blown glass ornaments imported from germany some of which were shaped like fruits. The first child to find it on christmas morning receives a special gift and is blessed with good luck. Tradition has it that the a pickle christmas tree ornament is hidden on the christmas tree.

But the origin of the salty snack as a christmas tradition is a bit of a well pickle. So i decided to investigate. Around the same time it was claimed that the christmas pickle was a very old german tradition and that the pickle was the last ornament hung on the christmas tree and then the first child to find the pickle got an extra present. But who started this tradition where did it start and when did it start.

In one tale a villainous innkeeper trapped two boys in a pickle barrel and st. However the claim that it s an old german tradition seems to be a total myth. They might get to open the first present or they get an extra present. I was told hiding a pickle ornament die weihnachtsgurke in the tree was an old german tradition.

The christmas pickle is a lesser known christmas tradition for some americans. 25 a glass pickle ornament is hidden within the branches of a christmas tree. Because my family takes great pride in our german customs we ve tipped a few at oktoberfest i was surprised i had never heard of such a thing.