YOU ARE looking ON A GOEBEL HEIRLOOM COLLECTION ORNAMENT "PICKLE". IT IS 4 1/4" LONG.IT IS MADE OF ORNAMENTAL BLOWN GLASS AND VERY REAL LOOKING.THESE ORNAMENTS ARE MOUTH BLOWN AND HAND PAINTED.THERE IS NO DAMAGE. IT IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX.ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME...MEANING OF THE GREEN PICKLE ORNAMENTIn rich German tradition, the glass pickle ornament was the last ornament to be hung on a Christmas tree by Mom's and Dad's. Parents would decorate the Tannenbaum, a fir tree, and carefully hide the glass pickle ornament among all other ornaments on the Christmas tree. When the children saw the decorated tree for the first time, they scrambled to find the glass pickle ornament because the one who found it got a specialChristmas presentand could open their Christmas presents first!The pickle ornament, orWeihnachtsgurkeas it’s called in German, is considered a very special tree decoration by many families. It’s said that the tradition traces back to Germany. There, the fir tree is decorated on Christmas Eve. For good luck, the pickle is always the last ornament to be hung on the tree in an inconspicuous location by the mother and father. When the children awake on Christmas morning, they gleefully search for the pickle. Whoever finds the special ornament first receives an extra little gift from St. Nicholas.
