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> due to the real candles (!) is using real candles such a unusual thing where you are that you felt you needed to include the (!)? I never had fake lights, on
by thecatspaw 11y ago
> due to the real candles (!)
is using real candles such a unusual thing where you are that you felt you needed to include the (!)? I never had fake lights, only real candles
- dagw 11y agoI can honestly say I've never seen anyone use real candles in a christmas tree in past 30 years.
- thecatspaw 11y agoIm in europe, and have quite the opposite experience. Fake candles seem common in the US, are you from there?
- dagw 11y agoI'm in Sweden. Haven't seen a family with real candles in their tree since my grandma occasionally used them 30+ years ago, and even the they where only lit for a short while on christmas eve and electric lights where used all other times. Everybody I know here has electric lights, but often long strands of small bulbs, rather than the fake candle variety.
- pluma 11y agoGerman here. It was common a few decades ago but there have been a lot of safety campaigns and these days it's unthinkable for most young adults and exceedingly rare. Only exception I can think of is the German president, who had real candles on his tree during the traditional Christmas address. But I wouldn't be too surprised if there were fire safety officers keeping an eye on the tree in case it spontaneously decides to do something dangerous. I would be surprised if live candles on Christmas trees don't void your insurance in Germany, actually.
- robin_reala 11y agoThis was in Kiel in the early 80s, so that fits in with your timeline.
- pluma 11y agoNot sure what you're referring to. The Christmas address with live candles was last year: http://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Reden/DE/Joachim-Gauck/Reden/2015/12/151225-Weihnachtsansprache-2015.html http://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Reden/DE/Joachim-G...
- robin_reala 11y agoUh, as in ‘common a few decades ago’.
- pluma 11y agoAh, the Christmas tree catching fire was in Kiel in the 80s? I wasn't aware you were talking about Germany there.