German Christmas Traditions
St. Nicholas Day St Nicholas Day, known as Nikolaustag in Germany, is celebrated on the 6th of December. Children leave a pair of cleaned boots outside their door on the evening of the 5th. The boots
Christmas
Christmas is a very important celebration in Germany.
The festive season starts on St Nickolas day, the 6th of December and ends with “Heilige Drei Könige” on the 6th of January.
| Nikolastag | 06 December. Children leave a pair of cleaned boots outside their door and the boots are filled with sweets and small gifts |
| Advent | Advent starts 4 Sundays before Christmas |
| Christmas Eve / Heiligabent | 24 December |
| Christmas Day / 1. Weihnachtsfeiertag | 25 December |
| Boxing Day / 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag | 26 December |
| Heilige Drei Könige | 06 January |
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German Christmas Traditions
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Vocabulary
| Christmas | das Weihnachten |
| Christmas Eve | der Heiligabend |
| Christmas tree | der Weinachtsbaum or Tannenbaum |
| Mulled wine | der Glühwein |
| Goose | die Gans |
| Nativity Scene | die Krippe |
| Nutcracker | der Nussknacker |
| Merry Christmas | Fröhliche Weihnachten |
| Happy new year | ein gutes neues Jahr |
| Advent Calendar | der Adventskalender |
Christmas Markets
Christmas Markets
Visiting Christmas markets in Germany is a delightful way of celebrating the festive season. The heavy scent of sweets, fried sausage and warm wine welcome you to a variety of Christmas delicacies. If
For the Foodies
Side dishes
Brussel sprouts with Chestnuts For 4 people 400 grams Chestnuts (you can buy them prepared) 600 gram Brussel sprouts 75 gram Goose lard (Gänseschmalz) 15
Christmas Beverages
Click here to submit your recipe Gemmerbier 4.5 liter water 28 g gingerroot crushed 500 ml sugar 15 ml active dry yeast or 1 cube
Main Meals
Click here to submit your recipe Gammon Gammon is a type of ham that has been cured or smoked, similar to bacon. It comes from
Christmas Desserts
Tipsy tart 250g dates, pitted1tsp bicarb1 cup boiling water 1/2 cup Butter 3/4 brown sugar (light)2 XL eggies1tsp Vanilla Essence1 1/2 cup Flour2 tsp Baking
German Christmas Recipes
Baking cookies for Christmas is what childhood memories are made of. We will list some websites here where you can find authentic Christmas recipes. Typical
Traditional South African Christmas Recipes – Cookies
Soetkoekies 250g butter (room temperature) 6 x 250ml cake flour 625ml sugar Pinch of salt 15ml baking soda 20ml cream of tartar 3 eggs
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