Happy Holidays Reaper Pals! This week Montana teaches us about a few Christmas traditions and where they originated from. Don't forget to send us your questions for our upcoming Q&A session at [email protected].

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_gift#:~:text=Around%20336%20CE%2C%20the%20date,and%20gift%2Dgiver%2C%20it%20slowly

https://www.giftsinternational.net/knowledge-hub/guide/gifts-unwrapped-the-history-of-christmas-presents

https://www.history.com/news/candy-canes-invented-germany

https://www.history.com/news/why-do-we-kiss-under-the-mistletoe

https://mythcrafts.com/2017/12/09/santa-and-the-pickled-children/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pickle#:~:text=As%20the%20story%20is%20told,their%20Christmas%20tree%20each%20year.

https://medium.com/dose/the-mysterious-origin-of-the-christmas-pickle-4b3778d244a1