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Pagans. Lots of sticks, branches and trees have been incorporated into the celebrations of the winter festivals. The fir tree in particular has been used by Pagans to decorate their homes during winter solstice. The Romans used the fir to decorate the temples during the festival of Saturnalia. Christians associate evergreens with the everlasting life with Jesus. Thousands of years ago, the tree was drug into the house (where it did NOT belong, I might add), and while they were not always fir trees (cherry, hawthorns, etc), they were usually potted and decorated. At one point, and I do not...

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Another week, another awesome tall tale! Well, sort of. Let’s start with the tall tale of how the Poinsettia is associated with Christmas. The story starts like: Once upon a time. No, no, very specifically at the time of Jesus’ birth. This little Mexican girl had nothing to bring baby Jesus. She felt terrible that she had traveled all the way from Mexico to Bethlehem with no gift, so she picked a handful of weeds. No, no, wait. She was not going to Bethlehem; she was in her own country in front of the pretend baby Jesus on the altar....

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This is one of those odd traditions that no one seems to know why it is even a “thing”. Once upon a time (as all good stories start) in the 1880s, Woolworths imported glass Christmas ornaments from Germany. Many of these ornaments were in the shape of a variety of fruits and vegetables, including the pickle. This was supposedly because (and again, as all good stories go) the Germans hung the pickle on the tree last, and the first imp in the morning to find the pickle got an extra present. Funny thing is, not a single German had ever...