Spiders. We love them – and we adore they are associated with Halloween (also, the best holiday). However, do you know the legend of the Xmas spider?
A widowed mother is too poor to decorate her Christmas tree, so friendly spiders spin elaborate webs on the evergreen. When the mother and her family wake on Christmas morning, they open the curtains and sunlight hits the webs, turning them silver and gold (this tale is sometimes said to be the origin of tinsel). The family had good fortune from then on. Other iterations claim it was Santa Claus or Jesus himself who transformed the webs so that they wouldn’t upset the mother.
It’s likely the legend is linked to the idea that spiders are lucky, but whatever the real reason, several sources, including the Evening Standard, report that Ukrainians decorate their Christmas trees with spider-shaped ornaments (often made of beautiful beads) to this day. Shop these striking spider ornaments to start the tradition in your own home this year.
Celebrate the spider by placing your Xmas spider web charm on an ornament hook, and hanging on your tree. It is environmentally friendlier than tinsel, and is safer for your animal family members.
