The Origin of Christmas Superstitions: Uncovering the Lore of the Yuletide Season
This year is your decorating your Christmas trees and getting ready for all that involves Christmas why not think about some of the superstitions out there and whether you want follow these in your household or not. Believe it or not, there are a lot of superstitions out there that are wrapped around Christmas. There are several cultures that still actually follow the superstitions and make sure that some of these are included with their Christmas festivities or are in some way indicated throughout their home.
So what are some of these Christmas superstitions that you might actually follow in your home and not even realize? One of the superstitions out there is how it is unlucky to work on Christmas Day. Think about it most people have Christmas day off because they are celebrating the holidays with their families, businesses are often closed, add everyone knows that Christmas day is just not the day that you do business. So while this may be a Superstition, it is definitely one that we all follow. After all how many pictures do you have surrounding all the Christmas trees in your home that we’re taking Orange Christmas Day because everyone is at home?
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Another superstition is about new shoes being a gift that you give someone. How many people have asked for new shoes for Christmas since they were a kid? Chances are not many of you know that giving new shoes and wearing the same shoes on Christmas is meant to bring good fortune for the next year. Now there are some cultures that take us even a step further. In Greece, they believe that burning old shoes prevents misfortune from following you into the next year. So this year, if you’re looking for something a little bit new to do, why not make sure that everyone has a new pair of shoes under your Christmas trees?
Have you ever thought about the stockings that you hang by the tree with care? Or hang these on a fireplace, whichever works for your household? Hanging stockings has long been thought that brings good luck to the household. And of course, kids always want us talking time because Santa loads these things with goodies. So if you have not hung up stockings, one way that you can get past this is to actually choose a stocking theme for your Christmas trees.
While these superstitions are fun, they are just meant to be for fun. No one says that you have to run out and burn your shoes…by all means don’t do this! And it is interesting to note that a lot of what we still do once we have our Christmas trees up for the holiday season are centered around the various myths or superstitions out there. If you are looking for some interesting holiday talk around your Christmas trees this year, talk about the various superstitions and get a giggle out of everyone that hears!
