Comments on: Why do people in Germany celebrate Christmas on your Christmas eve & what are Christmas customs there?

By: mansionghost

mansionghost — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:32:59 +0000

i had some german imigrant freinds growing up and they exchaged presents on chrimat eve and santa came crhismat moring
this is how my freidns and family celebrated Christmas last year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdymxP5KqWo
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By: Prosperity66

Prosperity66 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:59:59 +0000

In our countries Christmas is celebrated on December 24th Eve, sometimes on Dec 25th and that’s it.

I’m not German, I’m Belgian

"Weihnachten" in Germany lasts two days. On December 26th they visit their family and their friends.

Christ-Kind offers gifts to the children on December 24th families and friends.

Like in my country, in the Netherlands and the North-East of France, Germany has also a Saint Nicholas festival on December 6th especially for kids.
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http://itsxmastime.com/Christmas_Worldwide.php

By: Russell V

Russell V — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:14:59 +0000

My wife’s parents were of German and Polish descent… it’s common to celebrate on the Eve in several European countries. Her family opened their gifts on Christmas Eve.
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By: Tom C

Tom C — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:33:59 +0000

our chrustmas eve is germans christmas day…they live in a different time zone…that is how santa gets to all the houses in the world…geez
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By: xXTinaXx - Second Account

xXTinaXx - Second Account — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:13:59 +0000

they call it "Kritzmizz"
lol just kidding..

They don’t
I’ve never heard of that before
(lol your confusing timezones, Germans have Christmas when you have Christmas eve)

Here’s a list of German christmas traditions:
http://www.santas.net/germanchristmas.htm
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