Quote Originally Posted by St. Amish View Post
My grandmother always hid a pickle on the tree. Not for any good reason. It was just a thing. Grandma's tree had a pickle on it. Everyone would look for the pickle, and then once they found it, go on about their business.

Not sure how it started. Depending on the website you find, it's a German, Bavarian, Dutch, or American tradition.
My maternal grandparents are from Bavaria, and I can tell you that this is a distinctly German-American tradition, as finding a pickle in the tree in Bavaria is bad luck.