tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444846776231134023.post4519434758173691491..comments2024-03-14T15:39:54.120+01:00Comments on Needle, Pen & Sword: Strange German Holidays #13 - ChristmasLeonore Wintererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07681857834221038780noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444846776231134023.post-16138335048700553082016-01-23T10:27:07.985+01:002016-01-23T10:27:07.985+01:00Great post about the different ways of celebrating...Great post about the different ways of celebrating Christmas.<br />Quite a few people in the UK have real trees, we always do anyway.<br />I look the idea of shutting up shop at 12 noon on Christmas Eve too. You wouldn't believe the number of people still shopping at 5pm which is so annoying when you just want to get home.Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444846776231134023.post-9770876249374498712016-01-22T22:44:09.189+01:002016-01-22T22:44:09.189+01:00Very interesting post. Having two traditions - Chr...Very interesting post. Having two traditions - Christkind and Weihnachtsmann - for a similar figure is interesting but understandable with your explanation. I think I also finally understand where my parents got the "no children in the living room until Dad does his inspection" came from - a slight modification of the angels. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370771698452520645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444846776231134023.post-81398360584689140312016-01-22T19:11:26.612+01:002016-01-22T19:11:26.612+01:00Your Christkind story makes me think of how differ...Your Christkind story makes me think of how different stories around the world. A personal favourite of mine is Sinterklaus in the Netherlands. Santa shows up in early December on a boat! Cause there's really no snow for a sleigh. <br />Thanks so much for sharing. Great read. :) Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594812333087218854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444846776231134023.post-16163089853716792192016-01-21T17:56:16.558+01:002016-01-21T17:56:16.558+01:00Wow, that is very different. Thank you for the inf...Wow, that is very different. Thank you for the info!Tiffstitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747755148727768850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444846776231134023.post-54679263619747896052016-01-21T16:29:38.006+01:002016-01-21T16:29:38.006+01:00Great way to celebrate and very interesting how di...Great way to celebrate and very interesting how different it is. I've learned a lot from these posts! Thanks :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com