The Christmas countdown is ON!
Hop aboard our “Around the World Holiday Express” as we explore the end-of-year traditions from across the globe!
Second Stop🚂: Germany! 
From candlelight coziness to sugar‑dusted treats, this country knows how to party in December. Grab your schnitzel and let’s go!
German Christmas Traditions Quiz!
A: A Wreath with 4 candles. Families light one each Sunday in December. Invented in Hamburg in 1838—it’s a countdown to Christmas… but with fire! 
A: Germans! Once just paper cards, now we look forward to chocolate and toys behind those little doors!
A: Dresden’s Striezelmarkt, dating back to 1434. Mulled wine, roasted chestnuts, twinkly lights – holiday magic overload.
A: A fruit bread baked since the 1400s. Covered in powdered sugar, shaped to symbolize baby Jesus in swaddling clothes. Holy AND delicious.
A: That carol started in Germany as “O Tannenbaum” in 1824.
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