Christmas+Customs+from+Germany

==The purpose of this page is to identify == =Christmas customs in Germany. (Mitchell)= ==**On Christmas Day the white candle of the Advent wreath is lit. This day is quietly focused on family. They attend church together, and then they eat a delicious Christmas dinner together.(Austin C.)**==

==Children leave letters on their windowsills for Christkind, a winged figure dressed in white robes and a golden crown who distributes gifts. Sometimes the letters are decorated with glue and sprinkled with sugar to make them sparkle. (Samuel)==

==In Germany boys dress up as kings and carry a star round the village, singing carols. Some homes in Germany have several Christmas trees, and in all towns across Germany, they can be seen glittering and glowing. (Anna)==

Little dolls of fruit are traditional Christmas toys.(Olivia)
==**In parts of Germany, people believe that the Christ Child sends a messenger in Christmas Eve. He appears as an angel in a white robe and crown, bearing gifts. The angel is called Christkind. There is also a Christmas Eve figure called Weihnachtsmann or Christmas Man, he looks like Santa Claus and also brings gifts (Alberta)**== ==**In Germany they lay out advent wreaths of Holly with four red candles in the center. They light one candle each Sunday and last on Christmas Eve. Children count the days until Christmas using an Advent calendar. They open one window each day and find a Christmas picture inside (Alberta)**== ==**In Germany the traditional visitor is the Christkind who is the Christ Child's messenger. She is a beautiful fair-haired girl with a shining crown of candles who visits each house with a basket of presents (Alberta)**==