15 Hazards That Make Christmas Season Horribly Dangerous
![15 Hazards That Make Christmas Season Horribly Dangerous](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/6/0/760260_320x180.jpg)
It's true, 2020 Christmas season is shaping up to be particularly bad, but that doesn't make regular Christmas safe. Just getting out of your home to make it to your in-laws' involves avoiding countless deadly pitfalls -- and that's only the beginning. So many dangers lurk beneath the tinsel and the pine needles, you'd think we're celebrating the birth of Jigsaw from Saw. Here we're giving you a summary of a few of those – the rest you'll have to figure out for yourself. Bwahahahaha!
![PRESENTS Using knives or scissors to get that wrapping paper out ofthe way? Maybe you shouldn't. Hospital visits due to sharp objects peak on Christma](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/1/760251.jpg)
Source: Quartz
![BIOHAZARDOUS TREES That pine you just got into your house is covered in mold, and will fill the air with spores. This could lead to respiratory proble](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/8/760258.jpg)
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![TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Put a lot of stressed-out drivers behind the wheel in lousy weather, and unsurprisingly, you'll get some of the worst driving days o](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/4/9/760249.jpg)
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![STOCKINGS Christmas stockings are made of flammable materials. You're supposed to hang them in front of a fire. You do the math. Better yet, hang them](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/4/6/760246.jpg)
Source: Ashbusters
![EXPLOSIVE WRAPPING PAPER OK, maybe the paper doesn't actually explode --but it can burn very fast and very hotly, causing flash fires. Also, the fumes](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/5/760255.jpg)
Source: Consumer Reports
![MALL SANTAS A study found that 277 children were harmed by Jolly Old Saint Nick between 2007 and 2016, through mishaps such as falling off his lap, or](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/7/760257.jpg)
Source: Journalist's Resource
![CHEAP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS A shocking amount of cheap lights bought online can electrocute you. They also get hot enough to start a fire.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/4/8/760248.jpg)
Source: Which?
![HOLLY Surprise! Holly isn't as deadly as usUally believed. Still, calling a poison control center is probably not your idea of a jolly Christmas, so b](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/0/760250.jpg)
Sources: The New York Times, Poison Control
![HEART PROBLEMS All the delicious but unhealthy food and drink isn't good for your blood pressure. Add in the stress, and the number of heart-related d](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/4/5/760245.jpg)
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![GLASS ORNAMENTS Sure, those heirloom ornaments look beautiful - until one falls offthe tree and you step on it with your bare feet.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/6/760256.jpg)
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![HOMEMADE EGGNOG Nog recipes often call for raw eggs. Do you know who loves raw eggs? A lil' fella called Salmonella. If you make your own eggnog, make](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/4/760254.jpg)
Source: NC State News
![DECORATING Climbing a ladder is risky at the best of times - even more so when you've been imbibing some eggnog. 14,700 decorating-related ER visits w](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/4/7/760247.jpg)
Sources: CPSC, 5 Reasons Christmas Is the Most Dangerous Time of the Year
![COOKING Nearly half the people preparing Christmas food have suffered an accident at some point- up to and including cutting themselves while chopping](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/3/760253.jpg)
Source: National Accident Helpline
![CANDLES Even people who normally wouldn't have open flames around the house will light a candle or two in Christmas - exactly at a time when you have](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/4/4/760244.jpg)
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![MURDER Christmastime can be a stressful time, what with crowds and music and mandatory cheer. This might be the reason why murder rates tend to](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/2/760252.jpg)
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