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Christmas in Germany
Traces the cultural roots of the German celebration of Christmas, and explores their various holiday traditions, including music, gift-giving, special foods, and religious observances
64 pages, Hardcover
First published October 29, 1992
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January 26, 2015
For looking like (and really, being) an educational text this was quite good. It had an interesting historical background about Christmas and its changing observances throughout history, a description of current practices that hit all the highlights that I was aware of (and a couple I wasn't), and then how-to sections with carols, *recipes, and craft instructions.
*I have to add the caveat that the couple recipes I looked closely at seemed markedly different from the versions I am familiar with from German friends, and the people I asked said the ingredients seemed off to them. Maybe these reflect poverty-era substitutions, or attempts to replace hard-to-find ingredients such as persipan or oblaten. But if that is the case I would strongly prefer that this was explained.
*I have to add the caveat that the couple recipes I looked closely at seemed markedly different from the versions I am familiar with from German friends, and the people I asked said the ingredients seemed off to them. Maybe these reflect poverty-era substitutions, or attempts to replace hard-to-find ingredients such as persipan or oblaten. But if that is the case I would strongly prefer that this was explained.
September 15, 2014
A nice quick overview of Christmas in Germany with great pictures.
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