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People are only just realising what ‘trimming the Christmas tree’ means
People are only just realising what 'trimming the Christmas tree' means,Writer Molly Tolsky thought the saying was literal and that each year people were giving their Christmas trees little 'haircuts' â but the saying actually means something very different

People are only just realising what ‘trimming the Christmas tree’ means

A Jewish woman has been left baffled after learning the meaning behind trimming the Christmas tree the "hard way".

Molly Tolsky made the embarrassing admission on Twitter, urging others not to fall into the same embarrassing trap and she isn't alone.

The writer and editor, who is of Jewish faith, says that she has always taken the saying literally.

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She thought people were taking garden sheers to their trees and giving them a haircut each year.

However, the true meaning is very different â no scissors are involved.

She thought people were giving their trees haircuts
She thought people were giving their trees haircuts (Image: Getty Images)