Weihnachten!

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Weihnachten!
Weihnachtsbaum Christkindel Postamt St.
Nicklaus/Krampus Adventskranz Mahlzeit zu
Weihnachten O Tannenbaum Fröhliche
Weihnachten Stille Nacht/Heilige Nacht
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Christmas Tree and Traditions
New Tradition Austria- 150 years Light Heilige
r Abend (Christmas Eve) December 24 Christtag,
Christmas Day December 25th December 26 is for
visiting family
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Christkindel Postamt
Christmas in Germany is much more religious
than America Many children write their
Christmas letters to the Christ Child (Christ
Kindel) instead of Santa Claus
The town of Christkindel is built in the spot
where a woodcutter was cured of a disease.
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St. Nicklaus und Krampus
Southern German and Austrian tradition St.
Nick brings gifts to the good children and
Krampus sticks the bad in his sack Varies by
region
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Adventkranz
Austrian Tradition --- followed in some
American churches and homes The four
candles on the wreath are lit one on each of the
four Sundays leading up to Christmas
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German Christmas Meals
Varies by region. Some favorites are goose,
pork, fish, dumplings, sauerkraut, stollen
There are also many saints days in December, each
with their own special foods.
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O Tannenbaum
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, wie grün sind deine
Blätter. Du grünst nicht nur zur
Sommerzeit, nein, auch in Winter, wenn es
schneit. O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, wie grün
sind deine Blätter.
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Fröhliche Weihnachten
Fröhliche Weihnachten Merry
Christmas Fröhes Neues Jahr
Happy New Year
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Stille Nacht
Written in one day Played originally on the
guitar Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber wrote the
music Written for Christmas Eve, 1818