An upside-down Christmas tree! Who has ever heard of anything so ridiculous?
Well, you may be surprised to hear that an upside-down Christmas tree is one of the hottest fads of the season. But it's actually not so new. In fact, it goes back to the Middle Ages. In that religious time, the upside down tree was intended to represent the Trinity.
Bringing back this forgotten custom does have commercial overtones as it allows for more merchandise under the tree but some like the cutting edge aspect to it!
This is not only unusual custom out there. Here are few others that are sure to raise your eyebrow:
In Italy they have no Christmas trees. Instead they decorate
small wooden pyramids with fruit.
Ukrainians decorate their trees with an artificial spider and
matching web. A spider web found on Christmas morning is
believed to bring good luck.
The citizens of Caracas, Venezuela block off the streets on
Christmas eve so that people can roller-skate to God's house.
It is a British Christmas tradition that a wish made while
mixing the Christmas pudding will come true only if the
ingredients are stirred in a clockwise direction.
A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head
of a pig prepared with mustard.
Sending red Christmas cards to anyone in Japan constitutes
bad etiquette, since funeral notices there are customarily
printed in red.
In Norway on Christmas Eve, all the brooms in the house
are hidden because long ago it was believed that witches
and mischievous spirits came out on Christmas Eve and would
steal their brooms for riding.
No matter what tradition you observe in your family be sure to enjoy the holidays with those you love and appreciate the time together.
In Italy they have no Christmas trees. Instead they decorate
small wooden pyramids with fruit.
Ukrainians decorate their trees with an artificial spider and
matching web. A spider web found on Christmas morning is
believed to bring good luck.
The citizens of Caracas, Venezuela block off the streets on
Christmas eve so that people can roller-skate to God's house.
It is a British Christmas tradition that a wish made while
mixing the Christmas pudding will come true only if the
ingredients are stirred in a clockwise direction.
A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head
of a pig prepared with mustard.
Sending red Christmas cards to anyone in Japan constitutes
bad etiquette, since funeral notices there are customarily
printed in red.
In Norway on Christmas Eve, all the brooms in the house
are hidden because long ago it was believed that witches
and mischievous spirits came out on Christmas Eve and would
steal their brooms for riding.
No matter what tradition you observe in your family be sure to enjoy the holidays with those you love and appreciate the time together.
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