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Originally Posted by Crowman
Thanks Kerstin.
This is where we see trees on tops of poles.
Excuse my ignorance, but what's it all about
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To be honest, Martyn, it looks as if nobody really knows what it's all about. It is a German custom. They are so called May-trees or Whitsun-trees. In some regions they are put up the night before the 1st of May and in others at Whitsun. Most people think they are put up in the hope for a good crop (or harvest - don't know the appropriate word in English) in the following months. Sorry I can't tell you more about it. I searched the internet but didn't get more satisfying answers either.
