2024年12月2日 · From the first Sunday of Advent, Christmas markets, Christmas hits on the radio and fairy lights bring festive cheer to the entire country. But German Christmas has many …

2024年5月27日 · Christmas in Germany is called Weihnachten, and it is a three day holiday. The main celebration is on Christmas Eve (Heiligabend), December 24th. Shops and offices are usually open until noon (unless it is a Sunday), and then everything closes up for a mainly silent and quiet time spent with family.

One colorful German Christmas tradition has found its way to parts of North America and some other regions of the world: the German Christmas market. Beginning in mid or late November, in almost any German city of any size, one or more Christmas markets will pop up on the local square and often in several other locations.

Although German and Anglo-Saxon holiday traditions are now inextricably linked, there are some noteworthy differences worth exploring. Here are ten of our favorite German Christmas …

2024年10月3日 · Though the most important ingredients of Christmas across the world are the same – festive cheer, family time and delicious food – each country has its own special way of celebrating this magical festival. These particular Christmas traditions and rituals are quintessentially German.

2023年10月15日 · From the mind-blowing Christmas markets, where the air is infused with the aroma of scorching bratwurst and mulled wine, to the whimsical Advent calendars that bring day-by-day surprises, Germany’s effect on the global holiday spirit is profound.

2025年2月1日 · From hand-carved wooden nutcrackers to scrumptious stollen, there are many German Christmas traditions which have been around for centuries. But what are the meanings behind them all?

2024年9月17日 · Discover the most popular German Christmas traditions and what they mean, from hand-carved wooden nutcrackers to stollen to advent wreaths.

Whether you live in North America, in German-speaking Europe, or almost anywhere else in the western world, the way Christmas is celebrated has been influenced in large measure by Austria and Germany. The Christmas tree comes from Germany. “Silent Night” (“Stille Nacht”), the world’s best known Christmas carol, originated in Austria.

During the Christmas period, the Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas market, also known as Weihnachtsmarkt) becomes a feature of almost every city, town, or village in the German-speaking countries, where visitors enjoy stalls, entertainment, and savour food …