We have just left the summer and it is time to start putting on the coats and think about the winter. It may seem a bit hasty to write about Christmas trips, but these things must be prepared in advance, so if you are looking for a destination to travel to at Christmas, today I would like to recommend you Germany. In addition to the many fantastic cities and places that you can visit, the Teutonic country has a special magic in the month of December.
Christmas is the longest-lived holiday in Germany, and preparations for it begin much earlier. All the cities and towns are decorated and illuminated to celebrate those holidays, and in the main squares you can find Christmas markets. The first thing to celebrate is the Saint nicholas day, December 6, the date on which sweets are given away and the children say the gifts they want to receive at Christmas.
In the Nordic regions there are many customs and traditions that stem from Scandinavian myths. One of them is the Julklapp, which takes place on Christmas night and in which many people throw gifts to the houses, all of them accompanied by phrases of love and humor. After launching them, they run away so that no one will recognize them and the recipient never knows who launched it.
The mistletoe It is also widely used in Germany, but more than to put on a door to be used as medicine since the Druids believed that it cured everything. Epiphany Day in Germany is also very important as it will determine what the new year will be like. Each hour of the day indicates the time it will make in each of the 12 months ahead.
The day before the Epiphany, it is customary to eat well and leave the remains of food for the spirits, which is called Dreimahlsnacht. That is the night of the 3 meals since you have to eat an oatmeal porridge, another of rye and another of milk. The Sternsinger They also appear on Christmas dates and are singers of the star, who can be crowned and dressed in white robes or in the costumes of the Three Kings. The Sternsinger knock on the doors of houses and sing very old songs.
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