How did glass ornaments become part of the Christmas tradition?
A long time ago, people didn't have cheap plastic around so they used what they did have. Glass was easiest, I suppose, to make into balls and ponies and whatnot, but some people used thin metals too. In England, it was actually traditional (and may still be, I dunno) to hang chocolate on the tree! Pretty much, you use what you have to decorate, and glass was the easiest thing to make decorations outta.
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