(Message on back) Christmas Customs Of Germany Celebrations begin with pageants and fairs featuring cookies, breads, sausages, decorations and toys. Many observe Christ's coming by lighting candles on an Advent wreath. On Heiligabend (Christmas Eve) families decorate the Tannenbaum with white candles and ornaments of wood, foil and glass. A Krippe (Nativity) is places under the tree. Children receive gifts from the Christkind (Christ Child). The season ends with Epiphany, when Sternsänger carol and roam the streets with star-shaped lanterns symbolizing the Wise Men frm the East.
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