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Help! One of our teachers found a wonderful Christmas ornament at a local arts & crafts fair that is said to be from Germany or the Ukraine. The story that goes along with the spider ornament is called "The Legend of the Christmas Spider", and it supposedly originated in Germany and/or the Ukraine. I have searched through all of my sources and have been unable to locate any information about this legend. Does anyone know anything about this story. Supposedly the spiders wanted to see the Christ Child when he came to bless a house, and because they were afraid they would be swept away as the mother cleaned, they climbed into the attic. As they peeked through the floor, they fell onto the Christmas tree and then spun their webs. When the Christ Child came, he said that the spiders were just as important in the world as humans, and so in recognition of them, he turned their webs into gold and silver, and thus "tinsel" for our trees came into being. If anyone knows of a source for this story, please e-mail me. Thanks so much. Lou Brewer Nickerson Elementary School Nickeson, KS brewer@southwind.net