December
25
/ 2022
If you celebrate Christmas, you likely have annual traditions when it comes to decorating your Christmas tree. There are many accessories we like to decorate our trees with, but one of the most common decorations is tinsel. Long, shiny, and fun, tinsel is a great way to add a flash of color and sparkle to any Christmas tree. But do you know why tinsel is such a common Christmas tree decoration in the first place? Believe it or not, you can actually thank the Christmas spider for this festive decor. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"102534","attributes":{"alt":"A Ukrainian spider web ornament from the Christmas around the World 2007 exhibit of the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (Erika Smith / CC BY SA 3.0)","class":"media-image","height":"458","style":"width: 610px; height
