Fact and fable in christmas day legend

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As legend has it, in Germany parents decorate their Tannenbaums on Christmas Eve. The last ornament hung is die Weinachtsgurke—a delicate glass ornament in the shape of a pickle. Glass Christmas Pickles are a popular ornament, and usually come with the curious legend tucked or printed on the box. Well known is the fact that the decorating of Christmas Trees with lights, ornaments, and tinsel originated in Germany, but unless the Pickle Tradition was practiced in a remote region of the fatherland, it is likely that the legend was created at least in part by Americans, perhaps of German descent. Miraculously, John lived, and after he returned home he began the tradition of the Christmas Pickle, promising good fortune to the one who found the special ornament on Christmas Day. Whether this story is true or not, Berrien Springs calls itself The Christmas Pickle Capital of the World. The first ornaments used by Germans to decorate Christmas Trees were fruits, particularly apples, and nuts. Still, there is no evidence of their having made a pickle, or of the pickle tradition ever being practiced in Lauscha or any other German village. Wherever the legend came from, the Christmas Pickle Tradition is here to stay. Several German glass ornament makers have capitalized on the story and offer a variety of gherkins, dills and cucumbers some even donning cheery Santa caps! Whatever the origin, the tradition is sure to bring a hearty dose of Christmas cheer.
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