In Ukraine, Christmas trees are often decorated with spiders or spider webs made of pearls. According to a folk tale, a spider once decorated the Christmas tree of a poor family with its beautiful ...

Ukrainian Christmas trees are traditionally decorated with a fake spider and web. The custom, which is said to bring good luck, stems from an old wives’ tale about a poor woman who could not ...

The opera is adapted from a Ukrainian folktale and tradition ... Barnett grew up with a spider ornament on his Christmas tree, and many others did as well. The tradition, even if not practiced ...