As the holidays rapidly approach, there are plenty of strange German Christmas traditions that exist in local regions harking back to pagan days. From Santa's henchman to festive prune-sculptures ...

However, a German Panorama-style documentary has ... Alongside Klaasohm, some of Europe’s other rowdy Christmas traditions are being re-evaluated. In Tirol in Austria, a masked Krampus monster ...

The Christmas season has begun and so have the first Christmas markets across Australia. If you are still looking for typical German Christmas decorations, gifts from home or simply a good German ...

6. Germany takes Secret Santa to a new level “Schrottwichteln” is a relatively new Christmas tradition in Germany, where it’s especially popular in workplaces and with the younger generation.

Members of Germany's Sorbian community carry on the tradition of decorating Easter eggs SCHLEIFE, Germany -- Anke Hanusch dips her needle into dark blue wax and dots it precisely on a yellow-dyed ...

Many German holiday traditions (like the Christmas tree) are staples in American Christmas culture as well. Related: Why Are Nutcrackers Associated With Christmas? After World War II, sales of the ...

17th-century German settlers brought the tradition to North America ... Once word spread, the popularity of Christmas trees took off. It became a tradition throughout England and North America.

Did you know, for example, that the Christmas tree became popular in the 1840s after Prince Albert brought the German tradition back to Windsor Castle? Even as we continue with our time-honoured ...

In 1848 the Illustrated London News published a drawing of the royal family celebrating around a decorated Christmas tree, a tradition that was reminiscent of Prince Albert's childhood in Germany.

The end of Germany's famous carnival season was marked by public celebrations on Monday. The Rhineland cities of Düsseldorf and Cologne are especially well known for vibrant parades featuring ...

The tradition of decorating Easter eggs is part of the culture of the Slavic-speaking Sorbian ethnic minority in Germany. Modern-day Sorbs are descended from Slavic tribes in Central and Eastern ...