Have you ever heard of the Christmas Pickle?
By Susan
@HazySue (39264)
Gouverneur, New York
November 25, 2015 2:26pm CST
The Christmas pickle is said to be a long time tradition that was started in Germany many, many years ago.
The story behind it was that the Christmas Pickle ornament was the last ornament to be hung on the Christmas tree.
The first child to find the Christmas pickle received an extra present.
As I said earlier, it was said to be an old German tradition, however, many in Germany had never heard of it.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Nov 15
Yes and last year I bought a pickle for the tree and it came in a mason jar and had paper with that story on it.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
25 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill I received a pickle a few years ago but never really bothered to read the story. I found it an interesting bit of information.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Nov 15
@HazySue I bought the pickle because my husband is always making dill pickles, the story was a side benefit.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
25 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill sometimes you do get more than you pay for.
@Harley1988 (102)
• Philadelphia, Mississippi
26 Nov 15
I have heard of it, but have never known of anyone who used this tradition. Sounds like fun for the little ones!
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@Traceyjayne (1763)
• United Kingdom
26 Nov 15
It is not a tradition that I have ever heard of or indeed that we observe in the UK
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@1creekgirl (40586)
• United States
2 Dec 15
I've seen pickle ornaments, but didn't know the story behind them.
@Marilynda1225 (79919)
• United States
2 Dec 15
Sounds like a lot of fun and I bet kids are happy to look for the pickle. However I never heard of this pickle tradition but I have seen pickle ornaments
@Missmwngi (12926)
• Nairobi, Kenya
25 Nov 15
I am hearing it for the first time
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