The Christmas pickle, also referred to as the Weihnachtsgurke, is part of a popular U.S. tradition involving a frantic search ...

T here’s something magical about decorating a Christmas tree that really completes the holiday season. As each ornament is ...

As crazy American traditions would have it, hanging a pickle on the Christmas Tree is a popular and bizarre ritual. It is connected to the German American folklore of receiving good fortune in the ...

But what is the Christmas pickle and where did it come from? Here’s what we know.

Apparently the ornament is a much bigger dill... sorry, DEAL. The reason behind the tradition of a pickle on a Christmas tree is different depending on who you ask. Southern Living explained the ...

The Christmas pickle, or Weihnachtsgurke, is a holiday tradition where a family member hides a pickle ornament in the Christmas tree and encourages loved ones to find it as part of a special game.

In this video, learn about one family's quirky holiday tradition—the pickle on the Christmas tree! Santa hides the pickle, and the first child to find it gets to open the first present.

The tradition goes like this: On Christmas Eve, parents put a pickle ornament on the family Christmas tree. On Christmas morning, the first child to find the pickle gets to open the first gift, ...