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Christmas in Germany A few days before Christmas, the German Hausfrau (homemaker) starts cleaning and preparing the home. A tree is selected and placed in the livingroom. Usually the doors to the living room are locked and the children are not allowed in until the Bescherung (giving of gifts) on Christmas Eve, which is called "Heiliger Abend" (Holy night). When it gets dark, the candles are lit on the tree and everybody gathers around the tree to sing Christmas songs and read the story of the birth of Christ Jesus (the Christkind). After that, the exchange of presents takes place. At Midnight many people gather in their church to celebrate the Midnight Mass or Christmas celebration. |
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Two Hermann bears, the left is approx. 8cm tall, the right is
approx. 38cm tall. Interestingly at that right bear is the
fact, he has no red wears on, but he was been made from red mohair. His head is made from blond mohair, and his boots from black plush 
