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There are 82 431 390 |
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The country`s name is Germany!!! |
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The Germans speak German |
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The Germans say merry Christmas:Frohliche
Weihnachten. |
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In fact the Germans do have a tree… |
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They decorate it with glided nuts and fruits,candles or electric lights,decorations
handed down from generations. |
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The Germans call there Santa Christindl, the
Christ Child…. |
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He looks the same as our Santa just with a
different name! |
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The most
important character is St.Nicholas |
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Springerle |
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1 tablespoon of anise seeds, crushed 3 cups of
all-purpose flour pinch of salt 3 large eggs, at room temperature 1 1/2
cups of sugar 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon
peel |
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Bad boys and girls get twigs. |
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Good boys and Girls get Goodies. |
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St.Nicholas: he was known for his miracles and
kindness and he became a saint to children. The big feast of St. Nicholas
is celebrated on Dec.6 and he became the “Santa Claus” figure in children's
hearts. |
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We found lots of stuff on www.google.ca |
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We went on www.ask.com |
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We went on http://christmas.com |
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We went www.claus.com |
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We also got facts from our book from the library
called Christmas In Germany! |
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