15 Christmas Traditions from Around the World
| December 18, 2017
5. Spider Web Christmas Trees – Ukraine
The legend of the Christmas Spider goes like this: once upon a time a spider took pity on a poor family who couldn’t afford Christmas decorations and covered their entire tree in beautiful, glittering spider webs while they slept. Now, Ukrainian and Polish families celebrate that myth by decorating their trees in spider webs. It’s a sign of good luck to find a real spider hiding in your tree!
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