This is my for time seeing such ornaments for Christmas tree.Are these kind of decorations common in Germany?

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1. No. They are joke ornaments obviously, so if you want to make a funny tree, you would use them, but they are not commonly used at all. Most people prefer classic decorations.

2. This probably has been filmed in a Depot store. This is a home decoration store selling all kinds of junk, so no putting an avocado ornament on a Christmas tree is not common in Germany. The standards are probably Christmas baubles. But why not?

3. They are mo modern ornaments. I don’t know (though I suppose) some buy them in earnest, just like Whopper-ornaments, Chihuahua.ornaments and so on. But I guess they are more bought as a joke gift.

4. Not common. The classic and most widespread christmas tree ornament are balls of different sizes and colours. But in order to sell more stuff, decor stores (like Depot or nanunana) come up with silly designs, so even those who may have five boxes of ornaments at home buy more.

   This is actually not limited to Germany. When I visited the US almost ten years ago, I came across a store, that sold only Christmas decor and ornaments. Many of those weren’t balls, but equally quirky designs.

5. I absolutely need a masked Santa now.

   I use to buy an expensive piece a year that’s somehow special to me, like a unicorn, an angel, a Tardis, or a Santa holding the torch of Miss Liberty.

   I don’t know why avocado decor is a thing this year but I’ve seen a couple

6. They are not normal but you see them often if you want to be a real german get the beer one

7. They weren’t common until ca. 5-10 years ago. Since then I’ve seen them everywhere.

   And yes, even my neighbours who are in their 80s have them.

   They lighten up an otherwise traditional Christmas tree. So you decorate a tree traditionally and then add a few of these fun ones ( not decorate the whole tree with them).

8. They aren’t used commonly, but you can find them at every Christmas market

9. They are common to buy, at least. YMMV how many actually use them a lot.

   As for my family – Mom collecrs them and it’s only those she hangs on our Christmas wreath (hangs from the ceiling because cats). No boring balls for us!

   Some my mom is very proud of: Pickled cucumbers, Coke bottles, the fat Margherita mermaid (RIP, she has been broken), a Lebkuchen Heart, a geisha (actually survived the flight from Japan back home!) and a Scotsman in kilt and stuff.

10. Americans buy ’em…don’t hate me for it…they just do.

11. Here in the U.S. they are I work at a furniture store and I had to stock a bunch of weird ornaments while listening to an unhealthy amount of Christmas music

12. No. It is call „kitsch“ (useless stuff).

13. No. Pretty sure barely anyone is using this trash.

14. They’re big in the States now at least my area. For jokes.

15. nope thats just commercial ornaments and they are steeply priced a nanu nana Christmas ornament is somewhere around 6.99 euros

16. Tourists love them. Certain nationalities really like the cheese’n kitsch.

17. Merkt man das nicht in Wien ist da gibt’s schnitzel Weihnachtskugeln

18. I always thought these are the ones for tourists tbh