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Australians are rethinking years of festive tradition after a TikToker revealed many people have been putting the star on top of their Christmas tree the wrong way.
The discovery, shared by creator Jashan Prasad, has stunned viewers who admitted they spent their childhoods wrestling with crooked, drooping stars without ever realising there was an easier way.
Jashan filmed himself demonstrating the correct method and could hardly believe what he was seeing.
'You have got to be kidding me. We've been putting the star on the Christmas tree all wrong,' he said.
'We just shove the star on the top of the tree - apparently that's wrong. You're supposed to wrap the branch around the coils, you're not supposed to shove it on.'
This, many realised, is why the top branch of the tree is often much longer than all the other branches.
When Jashan tried it for himself, he was instantly converted.
'It's straight! It's not hanging or drooping or dangling every time you touch the tree,' he said.
Australians are rethinking years of festive tradition after a TikToker revealed many people have been putting the star on top of their Christmas tree completely wrong
Many said they had struggled their whole lives with stars that leaned to one side, wobbled every time someone walked past or fell off entirely by Christmas Eve
'Wow, it took 36 years to learn this. Christmas has gotten so much better this year.'
The clip has since clocked up thousands of comments from those admitting they were 'today years old' when they learned the trick.
Many said they had struggled their whole lives with stars that leaned to one side, wobbled every time someone walked past or fell off entirely by Christmas Eve.
'I zip-tied mine on,' one wrote.
'My husband's been doing this for years and I've been telling him he's wrong. I need to go apologise,' another confessed.
Others shared their own hacks for keeping a tree topper upright.
'You glue a hair clip to it and then clip it to the branches. You're welcome,' one person said, while another added, 'This is life changing.'
'I've always struggled with this,' another admitted. 'I used an angel this year because I couldn't shove the star on.'
'It's straight! It's not hanging or drooping or dangling every time you touch the tree,' he said
For many, the revelation is a welcome boost of Christmas joy amid the chaos of decorating season.
The humble tree star, usually a final flourish, is famously one of the most frustrating parts of the process - especially at the end of a long evening of untangling lights, fluffing branches and sweeping up stray artificial needles.
But for those only now learning the wrapping method, this year's tree may finally stand tall and proud, with a topper that stays straight through December - no zip ties required.
