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An A-to-Z Guide to Christmas Customs in
Austria, Germany and Switzerland • Part 2
Christmas: A-L | Christmas: M-Z
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- markets | Märkte - German Christmas markets usually run from about Dec. 1 until Christmas.
- Martinstag - The Feast of St. Martin (Nov. 11) is the unofficial start of the Christmas season in Germany - > Martinstag and Halloween
- Merry Christmas! = Fröhliche Weihnachten!
- Michaelmas | der Michaelistag - The Feast of St. Michael the Archangel (Sept. 29) > Erntedank - Thanksgiving
- Mohr, Josef - Austrian pastor who wrote the words to “Silent Night.” > Silent Night (Stille Nacht)
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- Nast, Thomas - German-born Thomas Nast was the creator of the modern image of Santa Claus. (No, it wasn’t Coca-Cola!) More...
- New Year’s Eve | Silvester > German New Year’s Customs (AboutGerman.net)
- New Year’s English-German Glossary (AboutGerman.net)
- nutcracker | Nussknacker - The traditional wooden nutcracker comes from the German state of Thuringia.
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- Oberndorf, Austria on the Salzach River is the birthplace of Silent Night (Stille Nacht)
- ornaments > Glass Christmas ornaments from Germany
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- Pelznickel - Another name for St. Nikolaus
- Photos - Views of Christmas in Germany
- pickle | die Gurke - Is the German glass pickle ornament really German? > German Pickle Ornament
- poinsettia = der Weihnachtsstern (“Christmas star”)
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- Ruprecht accompanies St. Nicholas on Dec. 5-6. Is he the good guy or the bad guy? > St. Nikolaus 2
- Rute, die | switch - Used by Ruprecht or Krampus. > St. Nikolaus 2
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- Santa Claus > St. Nikolaus
- Silvester > German New Year’s Customs and New Year’s English-German Glossary (AboutGerman.net)
- Silent Night (Stille Nacht) - Our “Silent Night” page has the true story of this world-famous Austrian carol.
- Star Singers (Sternsinger) - The custom of "Star Singers" is well-known in German-speaking Europe and some other parts of Europe – related to January 6 (Epiphany) and the C+M+B house-blessing ceremony.
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- Tannenbaum - Where did the Christmas tree originate? > Christmas Tree
- Thanksgiving & Erntedank - How are these two thanksgiving customs different?
- Thanksgiving English-German Glossary (AboutGerman.net)
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- Weihnachtsmann | Father Christmas > St. Nikolaus 2
- der Weihnachtsstern = poinsettia; Christmas star > German-English Christmas Glossary (AboutGerman.net)
- wreath | der Kranz > Advent
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