ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS …

I was born in Germany and lived there for the first 26 years of my life.

Now I am living in New Zealand and reading the following in a Christian magazine:

“In Germany, a pickle is hidden in the Christmas tree and the child that finds it wins a prize.”

This is the first time I hear about the German Christmas tradition.

Are there any Germans reading this who know about this particular Christmas tradition?

Although I have never heard about the tradition, I love pickled cucumbers.

And all I want for Christmas is a jar full of them. (I can buy them here in Kaitaia, even made in Deutschland!)