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CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY (MARIOS PAPAIOANNOU)

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CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY (MARIOS PAPAIOANNOU)

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In France people leave in the fireplace their socks and in the morning these socks have many sweats.In Russia in the night of Christmas girls wear white clothes which shows the Virgin Mary.
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Christmas in Paris...In France father Christmas is called Pere Noel.On 1December children open the first window in the Advent calender.French children put their shoes near the fireplace so that Pere Noel can find them and fill them with small presents or treats.French people decorates their homes usually with nativity scenes or creches.Thay have also the largest christmas market in the world and it is magical.Most French people goes to midnight mass on christmas eve.Paris is especially famous for the christmas light display along the Champs Elyssees.They also burn the Yule log to bring good luck in new year.

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Christmas in Italy
Christmas period in Italy starts in 8th of December and ends in 6th of January.People decorate their homes with a flower called poinsettia,Chrstmas trees and Nativity Crib Scene.On Christmas Eve Italians don't eat meat but only a light seafood meal known as The Feast of the Seven Dishes.Seven Dishes represent the seven Holy sacraments of the catholic Church.After the meal they eat their Christmas cake called Panetonne.Christmas and Epiphany are very important for the Italian people.
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Christmas in Great Britain (by Diamantis Metsios)

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Christmas in Great Britain (by Diamantis Metsios)

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Christmas in Italy (by Anastasis Raptis)

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Christmas in Italy (by Anastasis Raptis)

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On Christmas Eve, in ITALY, people go to the Midnight Mass service. When people return from Mass, if it's cold, they might have a slice of Italian Christmas Cake called "Panettone" which is like a dry fruity sponge cake and a cup of hot chocolate!
You can find below a recipe for PANETTONE!!!

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Ingredients

Metric

approx. 350g plain flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

15g fresh yeast

or

1 1/2 teaspoons dried yeast

50g caster sugar

4 tablespoons warm water (or milk)

3 eggs or 6 egg yolks

1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence

2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind

100g butter, softened

75g sultanas

40g candied lemon peel, chopped

25g butter, melted

Imperial / American

approx. 12oz plain flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2oz fresh yeast

or

1 1/2 teaspoons dried yeast

2oz caster sugar

4 tablespoons warm water (or milk)

3 eggs or 6 egg yolks

1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence

2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind

4oz butter, softened

3oz sultanas

1 1/2oz candied lemon peel, chopped

1oz butter, melted

Method

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water, with a teaspoon of the sugar and leave in a warm place to froth.

Beat the eggs with the vanilla essence and lemon rind ready for use later.

Cream the softened butter and sugar together until fluffy. Then gradually mix in the egg mixture.

Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Gently add and mix in the milky/yeast and then the creamed butter/sugar mixture. Mix until you have a soft dough.

Mix the rest of the sugar into the flour.

Turn it on to a floured board and knead for about 10 minutes until smooth and silky. Put into a warm bowl, cover, and leave for about 45 minutes to 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.

Knock back the dough and knead in the sultanas and peel. Shape the dough into a ball, put into a greased and lined 18 cm / 7 inch round cake tin and cut a cross in the top. Leave in a warm place for about 15 to 20 minutes or until doubled in bulk.

Brush the top of the Panetone with melted butter and bake in the center of a preheated moderately hot oven at 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6 for 10 minutes. Brush again with melted butter and reduce the heat to 180°'C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4 for a further 40 minutes or until the top is crisp and golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool on a wire tray. Serve cut into thick wedges.

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A Recipe for Panettone on whychristmas?com

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Back to Christmas Recipes approx. 350g plain flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 15g fresh yeast or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried yeast 50g caster sugar 4 tablespoons warm water (or milk) 3 eggs or 6 egg yolks 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind 100g butter, softened 75g sultanas 40g candied lemon peel, chopped 25g butter, melted approx.

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Κάλαντα Βορείου Ηπεί

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Κάλαντα Βορείου Ηπείρου
«Κόλιαντα, μίλιαντα
δυο χιλιάδες πρόβατα
και τρεις χιλιάδες γίδια,
να βόσκουν τα κατσίκια
στου Λάζαρου το λόγγο,
στο μέγα το χωράφι.
Όντας βρέχει, βρέχομαι
Κι, όντας χιόνι ρίχνει.
Κόλιαντα γυρεύομε,
αν μας δώκουν παίρομε
δεν μας δώκουν φεύγομε.
Με μια κολιαντρίνα
Του (τάδε) η προβατίνα.»

(Δεν μπορώ να βρω βίντεο)

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Πάνος Σπύρου

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Πάνος Σπύρου

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Christmas in Germany

A big part of the Christmas celebrations in Germany is Advent. Several different types of Advent calendars are used in German homes. As well as the traditional one made of card that are used in many countries, there are ones made out of a wreath of Fir tree branches with 24 decorated boxes or bags hanging from it. Each box or bag has a little present in it. Another type is called a 'Advent Kranz' and is a ring of fir branches that has four candles on it. This is like the Advent candles that are sometimes used in Churches. One candle is lit at the beginning of each week in Advent.

Christmas Trees are very important in Germany. They were first used in Germany during the late Middle Ages. If there are young children in the house, the trees are usually secretly decorated by the mother of the family. The Christmas tree was traditionally brought into the house on Christmas Eve. In some parts of Germany, during the evening, the family would read the Bible and sing Christmas songs such as O Tannenbaum, Ihr Kinderlein Kommet and Stille Nacht (Slient Night).

Sometimes wooden frames, covered with colored plastic sheets and with electric candles inside, are put in windows to make the house look pretty from the outside.

Christmas Eve is the main day when Germans exchange presents with their families.

In German Happy/Merry Christmas is 'Frohe Weihnachten'. Happy/Merry Christmas in lots more languages.

Christmas Day is called “Erste Feiertag” ('first celebration') and the 26th December is known as "Zweite Feiertag” ('second celebration') and also “Zweiter Weihnachtsfeiertag” which translates as Boxing Day (although it doesn’t literally mean that)!

Germany is well known for its Christmas Markets where all sorts of Christmas foods and decorations are sold. Perhaps the most famous German decorations are glass ornaments. The glass ornaments were originally hand blown glass and were imported in the USA in 1880s by the Woolworth stores. The legend of the glass 'Christmas Pickle' is famous in the USA, but it's that, a legend. Most people in Germany have never heard of the Christmas Pickle!

In some parts of Germany, mainly the south east of the country, children write to the 'das Christkind/Christkindl' asking for presents. The letters to the Christkind are decorated with sugar glued to the envelope to make them sparkly and attractive to look at. Children leave the letters on the windowsill at the beginning of or during Advent.

'das Christkind' translates as 'The Christ Child' in English but Germans don't think of the Christkind as the baby Jesus! The Christkind is often described as a young girl with 'Christ like' qualities. In Nürnberg a young girl is chosen every year to participate in a parade as the Christkind. She wears a long white and gold dress, has long blond curly hair and wears a gold crown and sometimes wings like an angel. This is similar to St Lucia is Sweden. (And it can seem a bit confusing calling the 'Christ Child', Jesus, a girl!)

The Nürnberg Christkind officially opens the Christmas market on the Friday before Advent starts. And before Christmas she has over 150 'official duties' including visiting hospitals, old people's homes and children's nurseries! She also has to give TV interviews and visit other cities.

Santa Claus or Father Christmas (der Weihnachtsmann) brings the main Christmas presents on December 24th. You might also write a letter to Weihnachtsmann in other parts of Germany. Some people say that Santa/Father Christmas (Weihnachtsmann) brings the presents and some say it is Christkind!

As well as hoping for presents from Christkind or der Weihnachtsmann, some children also hope that 'der Nikolaus' will bring you some small gifts, such as sweets and chocolate on the 6th December (St Nicholas's Day). He comes in the night between the 5th and the 6th and puts the presents into the shoes of children, who usually place them by their doors. He might also knock on the door and the children will have to sing a song, play a song on an instrument or tell a story to St Nicholas before he gives them their presents.

In some regions of Germany, there is a character called "Knecht Ruprecht" or "Krampus" who accompanies Nikolaus (St. Nicholas) on the 6th of December. He is big horned monster clothed in rags and carries chains. He is meant to punish the children who have been bad! He is usually the one who scares the little children. In other parts of Germany, St. Nicholas is followed by a small person called "Schwarzer Peter" (Black Peter) who carries a small whip. Black Peter also accompanies St. Nicholas or Sinterklaas in The Netherlands. In north west Germany Santa is joined by Belsnickel a man dressed all in fur. Although 'der Nikolaus' visits in December, he's not officially part of Christmas!

At small work places and school parties, secret presents are often exchanged. A door is opened just wide enough for small presents to be thrown into the room. The presents are then passed around among the people until each person has the correct present! It is thought to be bad luck to find out who sent each present.

Another tradition is the Sternsinger (or star singers) who go from house to house, sing a song and collect money for charity (this is a predominantly Catholic tradition). The singers are normally four children, three who dress up like the Wise men and one carries a star on a stick as a symbol for the Star of Bethlehem. When they're finished singing, they write a signature with chalk over the door of the house. The sign is written in a special way, so 2020 would be: 20*C*M*B*20. It is considered to be bad luck to wash the sign away - it has to fade by itself. It has usually faded by the 6th of January (Epiphany). The Sternsingers visit houses between December 27th and January 6th.

Sternsingers, via Wikimedia Commons

Carp or Goose are often served for the main Christmas meal. Stollen is a popular fruited yeast bread that is eaten at Christmas. Here is a recipe for Stollen.

Over Christmas and the New Year in Germany and Austria, the famous Ski Jumping 'Four Hills Tournament' ('Vierschanzentournee') is held. It starts in Germany with Oberstdorf (Germany) on the 29th or 30th December and Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) on New Year's Day and continues in Austria with Innsbruck (Austria) on 3rd or 4th of January and Bischofshofen (Austria) on the 6th January. I'm a big Ski Jumping fan, so I watch it!

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One old Italian custom is that children go out Carol singing and playing songs on shepherds pipes, wearing shepherds sandals and hats.

On Christmas Eve, it's common that no meat (and also sometimes no dairy) is eaten. Often a light seafood meal is eaten and then people go to the Midnight Mass service. The types of fish and how they are served vary between different regions in Italy.

When people return from Mass, if it's cold, you might have a slice of Italian Christmas Cake called 'Panettone' which is like a dry fruity sponge cake and a cup of hot chocolate

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