by HF | Jan 2, 2017
German Way Photo Gallery The Breitscheidplatz Christmas Market in Berlin – Memorial Scenes 2016 SIX MARKET PHOTOS – THE 2016 BERLIN ATTACK SITE and MEMORIALS PHOTO GALLERY > BREITSCHEIDPLATZ MEMORIAL (BERLIN) The 2016 Christmas season in Germany and Berlin...
by HF | Dec 19, 2016
A German Christmas Carol in German and English “O du fröhliche” Music: Traditional Sicilian folk tune (1803) Lyrics: Johannes Daniel Falk (1768–1826) and Heinrich Holzschuher (1798–1847) “O du fröhliche” (“O you joyful”) actually...
by HF | Dec 19, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 24. Dezember – Die Bescherung Die Bescherung (2) und der zweite Weihnachtstag As we mentioned in Bescherung (1), the main part of a German Christmas happens on Christmas Eve (am Heiligabend). Shops and offices close in the...
by HF | Dec 19, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 23. Dezember – The Date for Christmas The Date for Christmas: Why December 25th? In the early days of Christianity, the birthday of Jesus was celebrated in various months, including March. No one really knows the true...
by HF | Dec 19, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 22. Dezember – Nativity Scene Nativity Scene – Weihnachtskrippe The first known three-dimensional representation of the nativity scene (Krippenbild or Weihnachtskrippe), as we understand it today, appeared in Prague...
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