I've also hidden one of my little handmade spiders inside the tree. Have you ever heard of the legend of the Christmas spider? No? Read on...
Long ago in Germany, a mother prepared for Christmas Eve. She cleaned and scrubbed her home, chasing the spiders from the living room with her broom. The spiders fled to the attic and listened to the excitement below as the Christmas tree was put up and decorated. When all was quiet again, the little spiders crept back downstairs to see the beautiful tree. They were filled with happiness as they crawled along every branch, admiring the glittering beauty of each ornament. But alas, by the time they had finished climbing through the tree, it was completely draped with their dusty, gray cobwebs.
When the Christ child came, He smiled as He looked upon the happy little spiders. However, He knew the mother would be heartbroken when she saw the shrouded tree. So He reached out and touched the webs and, blessing them, turned them into silver and gold. Now the Christmas tree sparkled and shimmered and was even more beautiful than before. Hence, the tradition of hanging tinsel from the Christmas tree was born.
Since this legend, it has become tradition to include a spider among the decorations on the tree. It is also believed that luck will befall those who spot a spider in their house during the Christmas season.
Good luck trying to find the little guy in this picture! I hope everyone is having a fantastic Sunday!
13 comments:
I have never heard that story before. How cool!
What a neat story! I will have to go down into my basement so I can see a spider and have good luck! lol (I always find a spider down there for some reason!) I LOVE your tree, by the way. Very festive!
Thanks for sharing the story, I first heard of it last year. I don't have a basement but I do have spiders! Hah! Take care and beautiful tree, I know how much handmade ornaments mean to me.
Misty
Very cool story.
Thank you for sharing the story of the Christmas spider...I had not heard of that before.
I have all of my grandmother's handmade ornaments on the tree...and it makes our Christmas tree even more special. Yours looks beautiful! She would be proud.
wow...that was a totally awesome legend. I love stuff like that. Beautiful photos too and you know that tree is a beautiful tribute. Hugs.
Wow - what a neat story. I had never heard of the spider (the pickle, yes but not the spider).
And I think using your grandmom's ornaments is a neat tradition and will hold good memories for you.
Picture looks beautiful!
What a beautiful tree & great story. I love those cute spiders!
Your Gramdma would surely be smiling now.
I had a great Sunday thanks! We spent time with our family here in Toronto. We haven't seen them in years.
XX
I have never heard that story before...yipes! I did see a spider in the house the other day though...
Such a fun story, thanks much for taking the time to share here!
That is the sweetest tree and the sweetest spider!
Love it!!!
Erica
~melegs
:D
Wow. That's a cool story. I think I will have my girls make a spider tomorrow (if the ice storm lets me get to the store). Since they're so young, I think I'll just have them make them out of pipecleaners.
Congratulations on the member spotlight! I love the LO of the hands. I will have to give that challenge some thought. It's a very good idea.
Take care! Julie
Awesome story, I hadn't heard that one! Well, I must be VERY lucky! The first Christmas my husband and I shared, we bought a real tree, got it home, and the spider infestation began-our tree was covered in them! I couldn't handle it, we were contantly hunting and killing spiders. Well, my DH was, I am terribly arachnophobic!! Needless to say, we haven't had a real tree since!
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