Christmas Cucumber is a Christmas tree decoration associated with Christmas American family tradition.
Custom Description
According to tradition, one of the adult family members, when decorating a Christmas tree , hangs on it one pickled cucumber or its analogue in the form of a glass toy of the corresponding shape. On Christmas morning, the first child who finds a cucumber on a tree, without touching it with his hands, receives a special gift, and it is assumed that he will have a successful year. Since the cucumber is green, like the tree itself, it is not easy to find it right away. Manufacturers of Christmas toys offer glass products in three different sizes, taking into account the level of complexity of the age of children.
Origin
In the United States, it is generally accepted that this custom came to them from the Germans, but probably this is not true, since in Germany itself a similar tradition is usually unknown.