Lucy got her own window today.

[xp29]

Your Christmas tree is beautiful! And Lucy is adorable

That looks very pretty.

 

[LarryTheLizard]

That looks very pretty.

i thank you on behalf of my little siblings lol. The whole time they were decorating the tree I was trying not to cringe at the placement of the ornaments….yeah I think Im slightly ocd lol

 

[xp29]

i thank you on behalf of my little siblings lol. The whole time they were decorating the tree I was trying not to cringe at the placement of the ornaments….yeah I think Im slightly ocd lol

My girlfriend arranged, rearranging, and then started all over lol. She's ocd too.

 

[LarryTheLizard]

My girlfriend arranged, rearranging, and then started all over lol. She's ocd too.

we’re so similar it’s scary

 

[ChileanTaco]

For those of you interested in the "Perchten", here is more about where the tradition comes from, in English:

Perchta - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

(They say something about the "Schönpercht", the "beautiful" one. It's not really pretty, it would fit very well a Halloween theme. Looks often like a witch, elderly princess (female), or a king, watchmaker or hunter for the male version. Always with a wooden mask.)


I've attached photos of our Christmas decoration. On the second photo, there is a mix of things from different cultures, like a few things from Germany like the advent calendar, brass angel (it was made in the DDR while it still existed - according to relatives one of the few really nice things one could buy there) and wooden stars (from Bavaria); a Chilean version of the Santa Claus "Viejito Pascuero", a Moroccan lantern (that one I just bought in the Souk (bazar) while I was on a business trip to Marrakech) and a few things bought while we lived in the US like a Santa Claus star.

 

[NickAVD]

For those of you interested in the "Perchten", here is more about where the tradition comes from, in English:

Perchta - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

(They say something about the "Schönpercht", the "beautiful" one. It's not really pretty, it would fit very well a Halloween theme. Looks often like a witch, elderly princess (female), or a king, watchmaker or hunter for the male version. Always with a wooden mask.)


I've attached photos of our Christmas decoration. On the second photo, there is a mix of things from different cultures, like a German advent calendar and Bavarian wooden stars, a Chilean version of the Santa Claus, a Moroccan lantern (that one I just bought in the Souk (bazar) while I was on a business trip to Marrakech) and a few things bought while we lived in the US.

Thanks for sharing!
I've never seen wooden stars like these. Do these stars symbolize anything?

 

[ChileanTaco]

Thanks for sharing!
I've never seen wooden stars like these. Do these stars symbolize anything?

They also exist in the form of pine trees. Or a complete nativity scene made that way, lanterns. Bark is left, and they are on purpose not made too perfect - never whimsical.

They symbolize more or less the place they come from: The forest. They are from the Bavarian Forest region, where people call themselves "Waidler", means forest people. I'm myself from there, and there is a strong connection to the forest.


(The small nativity scene made of olive wood on the very right has nothing to do with that. It's from Israel, but I found it at a flea market in the US. I like how different these objects look despite both of them being made from wood.)

 

[xp29]

For those of you interested in the "Perchten", here is more about where the tradition comes from, in English:

Perchta - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

(They say something about the "Schönpercht", the "beautiful" one. It's not really pretty, it would fit very well a Halloween theme. Looks often like a witch, elderly princess (female), or a king, watchmaker or hunter for the male version. Always with a wooden mask.)


I've attached photos of our Christmas decoration. On the second photo, there is a mix of things from different cultures, like a few things from Germany like the advent calendar, brass angel (it was made in the DDR while it still existed - according to relatives one of the few really nice things one could buy there) and wooden stars (from Bavaria); a Chilean version of the Santa Claus "Viejito Pascuero", a Moroccan lantern (that one I just bought in the Souk (bazar) while I was on a business trip to Marrakech) and a few things bought while we lived in the US like a Santa Claus star.

I like that a lot.

 

[pearson]

Love that Christmas tree!

 

[LarryTheLizard]

Love that Christmas tree!

I know right! It’s not even done and it looks great. I also love the clock behind it too

 

[xp29]

Love that Christmas tree!

I know right! It’s not even done and it looks great. I also love the clock behind it too

Thank you

 

[NickAVD]

I was think along the same lines as you, it would be interesting to see how folks abroad celebrate Christmas ❄❄

We were a little late with putting up the Christmas tree, but we managed to do it this weekend!
So, as promised, I'm sharing some photos.
Of course, Foxy's house will be set up next to the tree, because he loves watching the lights.

 

[xp29]

We were a little late with putting up the Christmas tree, but we managed to do it this weekend!
So, as promised, I'm sharing some photos.
Of course, Foxy's house will be set up next to the tree, because he loves watching the lights.
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Oh wow that is beautiful

 

[xp29]

We were a little late with putting up the Christmas tree, but we managed to do it this weekend!
So, as promised, I'm sharing some photos.
Of course, Foxy's house will be set up next to the tree, because he loves watching the lights.
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Turns out Stumpy loves Christmas lights also.

 

[NickAVD]

Oh wow that is beautiful

Thank you! We tried very hard, now it's night, and tomorrow Foxy will evaluate our work.