Legend of the Christmas Spider
Eastern European Christmas folktale / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the species of Australian spiders commonly called "Christmas spiders", see Austracantha minax.
The Legend of the Christmas Spider is an Eastern European folktale which explains one possible origin of tinsel on Christmas trees. It is most prevalent in Western Ukraine, where small ornaments in the shape of a spider are traditionally a part of the Christmas decorations.