Christmas in Germany often begin on the eve of december 6th.
People often sit at special evenings and baking cakes, cookies and making gifts and decorations.
Children leave letters on their windowsills for Christkind. The Christkind is a winged figure dressed in white robes and a golden crown who distributes gifts.
In parts of Germany, people believe that the Christ child sends a messenger in Christmas Eve. He appears as an angel, in a white robe and crown, bearing gifts. The angel is called Christkind. There is also a Christmas Eve figure called Weihnachtsmann. And he looks like a normal Santa Claus and also brings gifts.
Some homes I Germany have several Christmas trees, and in all towns across Germany, they can be seen glittering and glowing.
In Germany they hang up advent wreaths of Holly with four red candles in the center. They light one candle each Sunday and last, on Christmas Eve.
Children count the days until Christmas using an Advent calendar. They open one window each day and find a Christmas picture inside (like we do in Denmark).
In some homes a room is locked up before Christmas. On Christmas Eve the children go to bed but are woken up at midnight by their parents and taken down to the locked room. The door is opened and they see the tree all lit up, with piles of parcels on little tables.
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