by Karin Stumph | Dec 23, 2019 | Christmas, Culture, Culture and Customs, Seasonal, Winter
Christmas would not be Christmas in Germany without the colorful bearded soldiers made of wood. Nutcrackers are a global phenomenon, with exports reaching places like Japan and Australia. Nutcrackers in the form of wooden carvings of a soldier or other profession have...
by Karin Stumph | Dec 18, 2019 | Christmas, Culture, Seasonal, Winter
The Christmas pyramid is a unique, hand crafted item found in Germany that is not part of the mainstream of Christmas tradition in the United States. The pyramid is a kind of tiered carousel with Christian motives made of wood. The motives can include examples of...
by Karin Stumph | Dec 12, 2019 | Christmas, Culture, Culture and Customs, Seasonal, Winter
Since many service members and their families stationed in Europe will spend Christmas away from family, there won’t be a better way to spend the holidays then celebrating with the country that invented many of the Christmas traditions Americans enjoy today. One of...
by Karin Stumph | Dec 6, 2018 | Christmas, Culture and Customs, Seasonal, Winter
Today is Nikolaus Day in Germany. So, do not be surprised when you notice lots of little boots sitting outside German houses, it is not free kids shoe day. The tradition is a pretty old one and here is the scoop on the History of Nikolaus day and good ol’ Saint...
by Karin Stumph | Dec 18, 2017 | Christmas, Culture and Customs, Seasonal, Winter
December 24th-December 26th: Christmas Eve (Heiligabend) is typically a very quiet time in Germany. If you listen, very carefully, in the stillness you will hear the animals speaking. Other legends hold that the rivers turn into wine, mountains open to reveal precious...
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