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Eilene
over 2 years ago
18370 Comments
You are very welcome for the add, and thank you for your service to our country. Enjoy what is left of Thursday, and above all be safe.
The Christmas Pickle
By B. Frnacis Morlan
It is a quaint tradition that nobody wants to claim. And its story would not be the first tradition of Christmas born of a total fabrication. It is the little-known tradition of the Christmas pickle.
The Christmas pickle is not really a pickle at all. It is a pickle-shaped ornament that is the last one hung on the tree on Christmas Eve. The first child to find the Christmas pickle gets an extra gift from Saint Nicholas. Or so the so-called legend goes.
There are two other versions of the origins of the Christmas pickle. One is a family story of a Bavarian-born ancestor who fought in the American Civil War. A prisoner in poor health and starving, he begged a guard for just one pickle before he died. The guard took pity on him and found a pickle for him. The pickle by the grace of God gave him the mental and physical strength to live on.
The other, perpetuated in Berrien Springs, MI, is a medieval tale of two Spanish boys traveling home from boarding school for the holidays. When they stopped at an inn for the night, the innkeeper, a mean and evil man, stuffed the boys into a pickle barrel. That evening, St. Nicholas stopped at the same inn, became aware of the boys' plight, tapped the pickle barrel with his staff, and the boys were magically freed.
Berrien Springs calls itself the Christmas Pickle Capital of the World. They celebrate with an annual Christmas Pickle Festival held during the early part of December. A parade, led by the Grand Dillmeister who passes out fresh pickles along the parade route, is the featured event. You may even purchase the German glass pickle ornaments at the town’s museum.
Rumor and speculation place the origin of this tradition in Germany. However few in modern-day Germany recognize or have even heard of the Christmas pickle. Some in West Germany blame generations of East Germans who may have had nothing more than pickles to decorate their Christmas trees with after World War II. But even families and historians in East Germany shrug at the mention of the Christmas pickle tradition.
Regardless of where it came from, the Christmas tradition survives. Ornament manufacturers continue to make the specialty decoration and enjoy perpetuating the myth of its legendary origins -- false though they may be.
ssu459
over 2 years ago
152586 Comments
Merry Christmas to you and yours. Enjoy the holiday season.
Eilene
over 2 years ago
18370 Comments
Frederick Weather Next 4 Days, it wouldn't be so bad if the wind would stop :(
THURSDAY
Cold with plenty of sunshine
H: 35ºF | L: 16ºF
FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy
H: 40ºF | L: 21ºF
SATURDAY
Some sun, then increasing clouds
H: 48ºF | L: 33ºF
SUNDAY
Rain
H: 50ºF | L: 33ºF
Anonymous
over 2 years ago
Thank you for the invite. I hope that your weekend is going well and your safe out there! =) ~Jessica
ssu459
over 2 years ago
152586 Comments
Enjoy the day.
Anonymous
over 2 years ago
Thanks for the add!
ssu459
over 2 years ago
152586 Comments
It's Wednesday and the start of my work week.Just stopping in to say,hello and to let you know I haven't forgotten about you.Take care.
serpicome
over 2 years ago
72 Comments
Thanks for the add and all the nice comments! J.T.
edoering84
over 2 years ago
996 Comments
Thanks for the friendship........im still laughing about your pic! LOL havent seen one like that ever! If anyone else is reading this comment check out the picture of the dog,
ssu459
over 2 years ago
152586 Comments
Take care and have a pleasant week!
Anonymous
over 2 years ago
hope you have a good week
fishcop2925
over 2 years ago
17478 Comments
Thanks for the Gift. Have a great week.
serpicome
over 2 years ago
72 Comments
niner9
According to "Police Link" two stars under your name means that you have partisipated in the site as much as 3% of its members!! J.T.
fishcop2925
over 2 years ago
17478 Comments
Thanks for the friendship. Take care and have a nice day.
niner9
over 2 years ago
12 Comments
Can you enlighten me friend. What does it mean that you are officially a "3%er?