Advent and Christmas Quiz 1

by | Dec 8, 2014

Self-Scoring Quiz: Advent and Christmas in Germany If you have read our Christmas pages, including Christmas from A to Z, you’re ready for this quiz. Welcome to this self-scoring, 10-item quiz on German Advent and Christmas customs. Good luck! QUIZ START If you...

A new government for Christmas

by | Dec 23, 2013 | History and culture

Germany has a new government, and it’s arrived just in time for Christmas. CDU, CSU and SPD will govern under Angela Merkel (CDU) in a Grosse Koalition (Grand Coalition). That Koalitionsvertrag I wrote about in my last post has been approved. The SPD party...

Christmas Markets in Germany and Europe

by | Dec 5, 2013

A Guide to Christmas Markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland The Christmas market originated in what is now Germany. Open-air street markets have a long history dating back long before anyone celebrated Christmas. In Europe in the Late Middle Ages special winter...

Christmas in Germany: Berlin Photo Gallery

by | Nov 25, 2013

A German Way Photo Gallery Christmas in Germany – A Photographic Tour – Part 1 Christmas in Berlin, Bonn, and Cologne (Köln) The Christmas season in Germany, Austria and Switzerland starts with Advent around the first day in December. That’s when...

Cultural Comparisons: Christmas

by | Jul 1, 2013

Christmas Customs in the USA and Germany In the charts below you’ll find a simplified comparison of Christmas customs and traditions in the United States and Germany (Deutschland), Austria, and Switzerland. For more details, click on any linked topic. Also see An...