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2. Christmas pickle - Wikipedia

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   A glass Christmas pickle. The Christmas pickle is an American Christmas tradition. A decoration in the shape of a pickle is hidden on a Christmas tree, with the finder receiving either a reward or good fortune for the next year. There are a number of different origin stories attributed to the tradition, including one originating in Germany.

3. Lauscha - Wikipedia

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   Lauscha is the setting for the novel The Glassblower by Petra Durst-Benning (initially published in German in 2003). The novel fictionalizes the invention of glass Christmas ornaments in Lauscha by imagining them as the production of a family of three sisters left to fend for themselves after the death of their father.

4. Christmas ornament - Wikipedia

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   Christmas ornaments, baubles, globes, "Christmas bulbs", or "Christmas bubbles" are decoration items, usually to decorate Christmas trees. These decorations may be woven, blown ( glass or plastic ), molded ( ceramic or metal ), carved from wood or expanded polystyrene, or made by other techniques. Ornaments are available in a variety of ...

5. Christmas decoration - Wikipedia

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   Figural glass Christmas ornaments originated in the small town of Lauscha, Germany in the latter half of the 19th century. [21] The town had long produced fine glassware. The production of Christmas ornaments became a family affair for many people. Some families invested 16 hours a day in production. For some, it was their sole source of income.

6. Käthe Wohlfahrt - Wikipedia

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   Käthe Wohlfahrt. Käthe-Wohlfahrt ( German pronunciation: [ˌkɛːtə ˈvoːlfaːɐ̯t]) is a German company that sells Christmas decorations and articles. Its head office is in Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. According to the tourism site for the state of Bavaria, "the unique Christmas store with more than 30,000 traditional German ...

7. Christmas tree - Wikipedia

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   Christmas tree decorated with lights, stars, and glass balls Glade jul by Viggo Johansen (1891) Typical North American family decorating Christmas tree (c. 1970s) A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer, such as a spruce, pine or fir, or an artificial tree of similar appearance, associated with the celebration of ...