As someone who studied German language and culture from middle school to majoring in it in college, the holiday season has always been a particularly fun time of year for me. An immense amount of ...

Visiting one of these markets isn’t just a holiday outing; it’s stepping into a tradition that has evolved over centuries while keeping its essence intact. Photo by Dar1930 German Christmas ...

However, a German Panorama-style documentary has ... Alongside Klaasohm, some of Europe’s other rowdy Christmas traditions are being re-evaluated. In Tirol in Austria, a masked Krampus monster ...

Woodcarving has a centuries-long tradition in the Ore Mountains region in Saxony. Smoking men are an integral part of Christmas decorations far beyond the borders of the federal state and have ...

And this is because every year the royals exchange gifts a day earlier, on Christmas Eve, which is a festive tradition from parts of mainland Europe including Germany. Royal commentator Richard ...

The British comedy that's a German favourite ... other festive traditions in Northern Europe including Krampus – the horned figure said to punish children who misbehave at Christmas.

6. Germany takes Secret Santa to a new level “Schrottwichteln” is a relatively new Christmas tradition in Germany, where it’s especially popular in workplaces and with the younger generation.