The WEIRDEST Christmas Traditions from Victorians

[@volrag]

"Most trees come from outside" These are the hard hitting facts only the wholesome fox can deliver.

[@FuImaDragon]

I have 6 trees that have never seen the sun lol. I got a small forest in my basement.

[@NoPegs]

The pickle thing is real. *Points to hidden pickle on tree.*

[@InhalingWeasel]

And here I thought "hide the pickle" meant something completely different.

[@BurakkuHishou]

Yes my family did the Christmas pickle tradition. My mom is the type to ALWAYS put the tree up within the 1st couple days after Halloween and have it decorated. Between then and Christmas mom and dad would pick a time to hang the pickle ornament on the tree and me and my sister would have to look for it. The first one to find it usually won $5-20 depending on how generous or how well off my parents were at the time. The reason this was actually really challenging was that the pickle blended so well with the tree, and there were usually hundreds of ornaments on it. It's really a great Christmas tradition for the kids. To answer your food question: My family has a tradition of eating "finger foods." Essentially these are small morsels that can just be picked up with your hands and popped into your mouth or something that can be eaten without needing utensils or even plates if need be. These would be left out on the table all day so anyone could come and eat as they pleased. Some common foods to see were: -Mozzarella sticks -Lil smokeys (small sausages) -Small tacos -bacon wrapped shrimp/beef on a pick -Vegetable trays (celery/carrots/turnips) -Fruit trays (apple, watermelon, melons, etc) -mini shrimp -Quiches -little cheese cubes -and others.

[@volrag]

Most surprising to me was hearing about charms in the Christmas pudding. "You know what this cake needs?" "What?" "A death game, just adds the right bit of flavour to Christmas".

[@alrun1836]

I’m half Guatemalan so we’d eat Tamales (also known as Nopales), turkey, rice, and a ground beef based stuffing.

[@simonmadden2952]

My dear Fennryn for the past 3 years now my family have revived the Victorian Christmas ghost Story tradition and its fantastic we do it like the Victorians would have by candle light, The Crack from a Christmas Cracker is inspired by the crackling from a log fire which is one of the best sounds over ever heard. As to your question due to coming from a big family we Turkey and Ham Turkey to celebrate Christmas and Ham to celebrate Yule. HAPPY CHRISTMAS FENNRYN

[@pristinepastel]

4:20 Ah! thats how david cameron found his college sweetheart iirc

[@1sillymoogle]

The origins in Christmas lights is interesting. And I remember the change from regular bulbs vs the LED lights that use less electricity and less hot. So an advancement in the right direction has taken place in our life times. We had salmon this year, as our oven is still out of commission. When it worked, we usually had turkey.

[@nocount7517]

Boxing Day is a thing in Canada, not so much in the States. Also, snakes can hear. Using vibrations is a tool used for hunting.

[@chrisstoltz1617]

I had an aunt who would make mustard jello that would go wonderfully with ham. To this day, that is the only form of jello I will eat. Happy holidays everyone

[@karere1s]

Always love these mini history videos!

[@Talon19]

What better time of the year to enjoy fun facts with a Fennryn Fox!😍🤩

[@FuImaDragon]

Merry Christmas! We had a similar tradition when we were growing up. Our parents would hide a pickle and the first kid to find it got to open the first present. We use real pickles as the local stores sell them in single serving plastic wrapped ones lol. We also had some old Christmas ornaments that were just candle holders. We never lit them, but it was nice to see. We are going to eat Sheppard's Pie, green-bean casserole and a Hobbit's breakfast (i got the recipe for the special Deny's scrambler from when lord of the rings was released).

[@erichkapfer9797]

Usually we have turkey for Thanksgiving and ham for Christmas with all the fixings and pie and cookies. Then usually if there is anything else anyone wants special my mom will make more There is alway too much food and all of us will have leftovers to take home and enjoy later. Merry Christmas everyone.

[@snappertrx]

"You know, Dew Lock just bought one of those brand-new, green plastic trees. Darn thing looks like it was made out of green pipe cleaners." ~ The Old Man

[@IngramZero]

I was not expecting a Fennryn food take in a Christmas fact video, silly of me.

[@badgercape9696]

I will be sure to hang some candles on my tree now, thanks for the idea.

[@badgercape9696]

This is a joke

[@vashery]

Fen Facts for the holidays.

[@bhart3321]

I don't understand why the Brits eat turkey they aren't even native to the country. I thought y'all ate goose or pork. Anyways as Americans it's turkey and/or ham, sweet potatoes, cranberries, mash potatoes, & fresh rolls or buttermilk biscuits if you're a southerner. With pumpkin & pecan pie or creme cake for dessert. Cookies too. Making some Christmas monster cookies today.

[@colinmackay92]

I love your videos. You have a certain energy that i enjoy and its obvious that you put a lot of thought into these original videos. Keep them coming!

[@alexkuhar1280]

Awesome video, interesting and fun as always 😊 Happy holidays!

[@Snoddy007]

I live in California and have a good solid dose of Scandinavian heritage. Traditional food for us on Christmas, turkey (or roast pork), mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet dinner rolls, creamed corn, cranberry sauce, stuffing and pies (apple or pumpkin).

[@DarkKatzy013]

Loved it awesome facts from our Favorite Fact Fox Fenn . Happy Holidays too yous and yours dear.

[@trashman4444]

Well Ms. Fenn , have A Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year ( or something like that ; ) ) !!!!

[@ashardalondragnipurake]

ghost stories for christmass make some sense it is a holiday built around a zomby afterall

[@wykydone564]

Lighting my tree candles while eating a pickle.

[@gamerxg7789]

Yaaaaaaay she’s on

[@christofferhjorth2243]

i uuuhm, hate to say this, but open fire candles on the tree is still very common, more so than not, in danish households, AND we dance around the tree as well, with the candles lit. ofcourse there's always a fire extinquisher nearby, but yea, thats still a thing here. EDIT: i should properbly add, that at no time is the tree not being watched, while there's lit candles.

[@AzurFenix]

Damn, been a long time since i got to watch a Fennry Video

[@mrpotatoface7]

Sadly, snakes don't have ears. They are very sensitive to vibrations, so the Little Drummer Boy would be better for them

[@jonathanvetter5649]

my company participates in the christmas box tradition even though Im at an american company, we get our gift box early december though

[@gamerxg7789]

Feels like she’s a big sister

[@stevej1013]

Is it a little scary that Fenn has to be so adamant that you don't put candles on a tree. cconcerning that we might be that stupid now?

[@shishoka]

Nah, the cracking of firewood is normal. Just keep the screen closed and the fire extinguisher closer.

[@rynerdyne]

I added the candles to my tree like Fennryn suggested, but my house burned down soon after. Did I skip a step? What did I do wrong?

[@aaron6622]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who hates pickles. I think they're awful.

[@maxpowers9129]

I agree with you about pickles already being rotten.😂 Pickles are just about the worst food ever created.

[@ashardalondragnipurake]

you start with a cucumber its an improvement cant expect magic

[@theOtherLukeVT]

Pickles might be the worst food ever (but sausage is the wurst!) And I like vinegar, but pickles? Never. Bell peppers might be a second place. Or olives.