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Christmas Decorations Superstitions
- Most homes were decorated on Christmas Eve to avoid the anger of
capricious forces.
- No lights were put on before the first star appeared.
- The tree should be brought into the house not before the 24th
December.
- Trees are decorated only after the children go to bed.
- In Germany, the last ornament on the tree is a pickle shaped
ornament. In the morning, the child who finds the Christmas pickle
gets a special present.
- Traditionally, the doors of the home were thrown open at midnight
on Christmas Eve to let the trapped evil spirits out.
- The Christmas candle was left burning in a window all night to
enlighten the path of the good luck for the coming year to the
household.
- The first person to wake up on Christmas would shout into the
street 'Welcome Old Father Christmas'.
- Sweeping the threshold was thought to clear out trouble for the
next year.
- Male visitors are preferred but red-haired men are thought to
bring bad luck.
- Lucky birds are welcome on Christmas and signify good luck.
- The first person to visit the household should bring the
evergreens or coals with him and gets the privilege to kiss all the
women of the house. Men are served with a drink and something to eat
while children are given lucky coins.
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