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ENGLANDChristmas in England began in A.D. 596. The monks, which arrived with St Augustine, wanted to get Christianity to the Anglo to Saxonian banks. The day before the celebration was the only thing, which the people ate, Frumenty, which is a corn mash. In the years changed the prescription and it is now plum pudding. The traditional Christamas Eve meal actual Bratentruthahn with vegetable and sauces. The dessert is fruchtiger Christmas pudding with the brandy sauce, the chopped cakes and t&#... details >>>

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Many people unfortunately choose not to participate in this fun holiday simply because of the somewhat strange, evil, and even unhealthy activities and traditions associated with this holiday. Truthfully, they have every right to think this way, because let’s be honest – Halloween is just weird! At the same time, like everything in life, we have a choice to be dictated by circumstance or to create it ourselves. In o... details >>>

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Well, it appears you are still perplexed, and my last 5 ideas to consider for starting a new Christmas tradition were not quite what you were looking for.  That is perfectly acceptable, so here are another 5 ideas for you to give some thought to.  If these ideas fail to enrich your Christmas spirit, we may resort to unlocking the ancient idea vault where century upon century of Christmas ideas lie recorded on fading scrolls as left to us by previous holiday revelers.  This can only be as a last resort, for the ancient vault is a revered and honored archive of holiday cheer with an uplifting power so great, it has been said the vault door should only be opened in the event our own creativity and will to celebrate has reached such a formidable roadblock that only the treasures of the ancient vault can help.  What you may find while reading each of my articles on Christmas traditions, both current and those yet to come, is that with each new article the ideas get more imaginative... details >>>

The word Christmas comes from the Old English words, Cristes maesse, which means “Christ’s Mass.”  Christmas was probably first celebrated in AD 336 in Rome.   The evergreen Christmas tree tradition began in Germany around AD 700, and then moved to England and on into America through Pennsylvanian German immigrants.  People probably started decorating Christmas trees in the 16th century after Martin Luther first put candles on the Christmas tree.   Mistletoe, sharply-pointed holly leaves, symbolic of Christ’s crown of thorns and the red berries of drops of his blood has been used as a house decoration for thousands of years.   The term Yule dates from early Anglo Saxon celebrations of lengthening daylight after the winter solstice.  It is a term derived from the Middle English Yollen, which means to “cry aloud.”   Santa Claus, based on Saint Nicholas, was a bishop of Myra in Lycia (Turkey) and... details >>>

ENGLANDChristmas in England began in A.D. 596. The monks who arrived with Saint Augustine wanted to bring Christianity to the Anglo Saxon shores. The day before the feast the only thing the people ate was Frumenty, which is a corn porridge. Over the years the recipe changed and it is now Plum Pudding. The traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with vegetables and sauces. The dessert is fruity Christmas pudding with brandy sauce, minced pies and pastry filled with chopped dried fruit. Christmas dinner is eaten at midday on December 25 during daylight. Father Christmas the gift-giver, wears a long red or green robe and fills stockings on Christmas Eve. They are usually not opened until the following afternoon.ITALYIn Italy the Christmas season lasts for three weeks, beginning eight days before Christmas and is known as Novena. The week before Christmas the children go from house to house dresses as shepherds, playing pipes, singing and reciting... details >>>

What are some christmas traditions from Germany? Just any that you know, from any part of germany. P.S. are nutcrackers german? details >>>

Christmas means a great many things to different people all over the world.  Everyone has their own favorite Christmas memories and traditions he or she will re-create from year to year.  Best of all Christmas is also that magical time of year where our differences can be laid aside for awhile as we all celebrate together at home and all over the world.  Following is a collection of Christmas traditions that I’ve put together, however for the ones that I’ve missed I apologize.  Here are some of my personal favorites:  cutting down the tree or purchasing a tree, followed by decorating the tree, making popcorn strings and caramel popcorn balls, hanging the Christmas lights, baking cookies and of course sampling while they are still warm and fresh, listening to Christmas music, sipping egg nog, buying and wrapping presents, hanging the stockings, mistle toe and the holly, not to mention the huge feast and getting to spend time with family and loved ones.  As a child... details >>>

The Christmas holiday season in Spain is a truly magical affair. Although it doesn’t get going until seemingly the last minute, the Spanish throw themselves whole heartedly into the spirit of things and the festivities finally culminate on the 6th January. The true mark of the beginning of Christmas in Spain is the Spanish national lottery draw held on December 22nd. ‘El Gordo’ or the fat one, is so called because it is the largest national lottery in the world with the total prize fund running into billions and it also has the best odds of winning. The draw takes place throughout the whole morning and the whole nation tunes in to watch the very elaborate drawing of the numbers. The tickets can cost up to 200 euros so many people club together to buy a share, although there are those who put aside a saving fund, sometimes up to 1000 euros to buy a few tickets for the family. The lottery draw is the moment when Christmas comes to Spain, this symbolic tradition... details >>>