Smoking men are an integral part of Christmas decorations far beyond the borders of the federal state and have their origins as lucky charms for miners. Credit: ullstein bild via Getty Images ...

Explores various Christmas traditions from around the world, highlighting how different cultures celebrate the holiday. It discusses the origins of the Christmas tree, the significance of St.

From painting hollow eggs to decorating twig trees, German Easter traditions have a long history ... In Germany, Easter is the second most important Christian holiday after Christmas, and it is common ...

and the traditions remained popular over the following centuries. As these countries' nobility increasingly married into families across Europe, the tradition of Christmas tree decorations began to ...

German Community Life and Traditions in Wisconsin” will be the focus of a presentation at the Friends of Wade House’s annual meeting April 16. The meeting will include a potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m.

Celebrate Pennsylvania German Easter traditions and the folk culture of the region at Easter on the Farm on Saturday, April 12. Held at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown ...

Many attribute the change to Queen Victoria, and it was her marriage to the German ... his book A Christmas Carol is credited with helping to popularise and spread the traditions of the festival.

GREENBUSH – “German Community Life and Traditions in Wisconsin” will ... as well as events today that have a German angle, such as Christmas markets and Oktoberfests, but represent a unique ...