Mixed up Traditions

I always have to chuckle when I think about that pickle in the Christmas Tree story. In Germany, we never placed a pickle ornament on the tree, and it may be the German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch) who invented this to create their own tradition. Whatever it is we did not have a pickle.

I finally won the beauty of a gacha. The ultra-rare tree from Bee Cauldron

The Christmas Tree was introduced in the United States by German settlers in the 1800s. It rapidly grew from tabletop size to floor-to-ceiling. There are some stories of the Christmas Tree starting in Alsace, France but that territory was Germany in those days, so that makes the tree German :)

You can find so many beautiful trees in Second Life, absolutely amazing.

Are you ready with your shopping?

The tradition of gifts is believed to have started way before Christmas, but one reason may be because the three Kings (Holy Wise Men) came to give gifts in honor of the birth.

St. Nikolaus would also bring goodies to those who were on a so-called nice list which later we incorporated into Santa Claus. Different countries have different ways of how and by whom those gifts are delivered. Of course, now that gift-giving is so big you will find sales for the holidays everywhere, even in Second Life. It is big business.

Looking for some free gifts? 

You can find an Advents calendar in the Basement Club and it will give out a free gift for every day in December until the 24th :)

You will also find live DJs M- F starting at 6PM playing some fantastic music from a variety of genres.

Advent Calendars have all of a sudden become a "hot" thing, at least in real life. It is all about the commercial money-making thing.

Everybody stops to spy the Christmas star up in the sky
The Christmas carols now begin
With everybody joining in
And all the doors are opened wide to welcome in the Christmastide!

Let's make a new tradition about love and peace no matter what you believe in.