Winter time in
Germany abounds in beautiful pre-Christmas, Christmas, and post-Christmas
traditions. It is in December and January that so many Saints are
celebrated -- more than during the rest of the year taken together!
Pre-Christmas
time begins with St. Martin's Day on November 11, then goes on to
St. Andreas' on November 30, then forth to St. Barbara's and St.
Nikolaus' on December 4-6, really approaching Christmas with St.
Lucia's on December 13 and St. Thomas' on December 21, and finishing
the holiday time with Three Kings and Epiphany on January 6.
The magic time
begins with Advent starting on the first day of December. It brings
the fun of Advent calendar
filled with the chocolates, and the beauty and special green aroma
of Advent wreath. Advent
lasts till December 24, just like Christmas
markets that are open all over Germany and attract people with
its joyful, spicy and crispy air.
Let's make a wonderful
journey packed with Christmas-time stories!
