by HF | Dec 6, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 8. Dezember – Lichterzug der Schulkinder A key event during the Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas market) in Nürnberg (Nuremberg) is the Lichterzug der Schulkinder (“school children’s light procession”). Each...
by HF | Dec 6, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 7. Dezember – Festive Shooting Berchtesgadener Böller (Small Cannons) The “silent night” of the Bavarian Alps is suddenly pierced by the sound of gunfire! Gunshots echo throughout the Berchtesgaden region of Bavaria at...
by HF | Dec 4, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 6. Dezember – Saint Nicholas St. Nicholas (Der Heilige Nikolaus) December 6 (and the evening of December 5) is an important day for German and Austrian children. Saint Nick in Germany and Austria doesn’t come on Christmas...
by HF | Dec 4, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 5. Dezember – Der Adventskranz The Advent wreath tradition is part of the religious observance in preparation for the arrival, or “advent” of the Christ Child. On each of the four Advent Sundays leading up to Christmas a...
by HF | Dec 2, 2016
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 4. Dezember – Barbarazweig The Barbara Branch custom on December 4th is an interesting effort to bring forth spring in the midst of winter. Barbarazweig (“Barbara twig” or “Barbara branch”) is based on a legend concerning...
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