Shops are bursting at the seams under the weight of Christmas trees. They look tempting and are very cheap. However, if you want your Christmas tree to have something more to offer this year than just an eye-catching appearance, skip buying more plastic baubles, bows or chains.
Our ancestors believed that Christmas decorations should have a symbolic meaning and prepared them themselves, so you too can take advantage of what nature has to offer. Make eco-friendly Christmas tree decorations using citrus fruits and cloves. They smell great and they make you happy he may smile at you.
Citrus fruits smell wonderful and are a symbol of wealth, so they bring prosperity. Both lemons and lemons will work well as Christmas tree decorations. limes and grapefruits, but it is best to use an orange for this purpose, which is considered a symbol of happiness.
Why is it worth hanging on a Christmas tree? Especially when pricked with cloves (so-called pomadera), it cleanses the house, protects against diseases and ensures prosperity for the people who live there.
This fruit also wards off bad luckand the stronger the scent it emits, the more good things will happen in the lives of the household in the following months. Moreover, its color itself has positive associations – with joy, abundance and harmonious energy.
You can hang dried orange slices with cloves on the Christmas tree, or simply pierce the whole fruit with them and hang baubles or other decorations on a string.
In the second case, just get down to business, aiming the cloves at the skin so as not to break them (you can use a toothpick if that’s too difficult). Show your creativity by making fancy patterns, e.g. a spiral or a star.
However, if you want to dry the oranges and hang them in slices, cut the fruit and arrange them on cut to fit the width of the radiator. They should be dry within 1-3 days, depending on the conditions in the apartment. Don’t forget to turn them over as you go.
