According to the tradition of the german christmas pickle or weihnachtsgurke an ornament in the shape of a gherkin is hung on the tree on christmas eve.
Christmas eve gift tradition.
The first child to find it gets a special.
The dictionary of american regional english traces the first written uses of this version to 1954.
The tradition is similar to the christmas gift tradition but occurs on christmas eve.
When i was growing up our christmas eve had some pretty great traditions.
Start a new gift opening christmas eve tradition by gathering all your children into the living room at 8 pm sharp and you all can unwrap your christmas gifts together.
The person being told christmas eve gift is expected to present the person saying it to them with a small present traditionally candy or nuts.
A variant of the tradition is christmas eve gift.