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Christmas in Germany
Advent - a time of celebration and contemplation
Advent means a great deal for German Christians of both Protestant and
Roman Catholic confession. It is a time of quiet contemplation which begins
with the fourth Sunday before December 25th
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The attractions of Advent - Germany's Christmas markets
Every year the centres of around 100 German towns and cities are filled
with the alluring aroma of mulled wine, gingerbread cakes and roasted
almonds.
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Scarcely a German city without a traditional Christmas Market
During the Advent period, there is scarcely a German city centre which
is without Christmas-decorated booths selling mulled wine and gingerbread.
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Fruit loaf, cookies and gingerbread cake: Germans like it sweet
at Christmas
In the period before Christmas, a lot of baking of cookies gets done,
above all in the families.
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Christmas in Germany - "Waiting for the Christ child"
The Christmas season is now in full swing in Germany: many houses are
decorated with lights, the Christmas markets smell of mulled wine and
gingerbread, cookies are being baked, and above all, the children are
impatiently awaiting the evening of December 24.
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Christmas - the traditional German family celebration
For German families Christmas is the highlight of the year. The
most important day is Christmas Eve on December 24th.
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Christmas trends of 2006: Noble colours, lots of glitter
This year, the Christmas tree is to glitter in a very genteel sort of
way. "Noble and chic" is the way Ulrike Moeslinger of Galeries
Lafayette in Berlin describes the trend for this year's Christmas season.
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The Christmas Tree bauble - a German invention
No Christmas tree would be complete without a display of colourful glass
baubles. They work their magic from New York to Singapore or Buenos Aires,
all thanks to a glassblower from the little town of Lauscha in the state
of Thuringia.
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Christmas is also seen as a festival of giving presents
During the four weeks before Christmas trade reaches its climax since
more presents are exchanged than at any other time of the year.
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Both the Christ Child and Father Christmas bring the presents
It's always a puzzle on Christmas Eve when the presents are lying under
the tree. Who put them there? Father Christmas or the Christ Child?
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The Christmas creche under a tree
At Christmas time scenes of the Nativity and stations in the life of Jesus
Christ are commonplace in German churches but a model of the manger in
Bethlehem can be found in many homes as well.
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