Bah Humbug - It's December again! 9 days to go!

Friday 16th December.

Second day of the home run. 10 - 9 - and the rest ...

And so, arose the question of why we put fairies on Christmas trees. And fairies that show their bums because there are not enough feathers to cover their backsides. Somehow, that reminiscence of childhood will remain with me forever.


In searching for why and where the tradition came from - I encountered a few rather inappropriate (for this family themed blog, at least), theories as to why there is a fairy on top of the tree. Amusing all the same.


One thought is that the original tradition was not a star, but and angel at the top of the tree, but somehow angels and fairies became blurred in the passage of time. And, besides, fairies are a lot smaller and lighter than a full sized angel - I mean could you imagine John Travolta dressed up as Michael, sitting on the top of your tree? 

Somehow, it makes more sense to put a fairy on top.

But if you want a child-friendly tale, with an ecologically friendly twist, then the story of the fairies in the woods and the queen of the fairies and the spiders' webs, is also quite convincing.

Now where did I put the other Bah flipping Humbug fairy?