by HF | Dec 19, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 21. Dezember – Nutcrackers Nutcrackers – Nussknacker The Erzgebirge, or Ore Mountains region of Germany, is considered the home of the wooden nutcracker (Nussknacker). These German “nutcrackers” are not really...
by HF | Dec 18, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 20. Dezember – Thomasnacht Thomasnacht & Kletzenbrot Observed in southern Germany and Austria The longest night of the year (December 20) is called die Thomasnacht. The next day (December 21), the shortest day of the...
by HF | Dec 17, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 19. Dezember – Christmas Ornaments German Christmas Ornaments Have you ever wondered how we came to have glass ornaments and tinsel on the Christmas tree? Both are German inventions. Blown glass tree ornaments...
by HF | Dec 16, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 18. Dezember – Christmas Carols German and Austrian Christmas Carols Almost five centuries after the Protestant Reformation, Germany’s Christians are about evenly divided between Catholics (Katholiken) and Protestants...
by HF | Dec 15, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 17. Dezember – The Secret Tree Der Tannenbaum als Geheimnis • The Secret Christmas Tree Some German families with young children still maintain the old German custom of keeping the Christmas tree hidden away or locked in a...
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