The Belsnickel — wearing furs, smeared in soot and waving a bundle of birch switches — visited children in the schoolhouse during Christmas on the Farm in Kutztown on Saturday, Dec. 7.

When the holiday season rolls around, few experiences match the charm of a German Christmas market. Known locally as Weihnachtsmärkte, these markets are more than just festive events—they’re ...

MAXATAWNY TWP., Pa. - A celebration of Pennsylvania German Christmas traditions is once again returning to Maxatawny Township this holiday season. Christmas on the Farm will feature live music in ...

To many on the tiny German island of Borkum, the Christmas festival of Klaasohm is a harmless nod to their pagan roots. But the annual chasing of women down the streets with cow horns is facing ...

The German island Borkum's railway photographed in 2015. Part of a Christmas tradition on the island has been cancelled after a documentary came out about the violent acts against women that took ...

The scrappy, Christmas-loving German immigrants who founded this Hill Country hamlet 178 years ago brought with them one of the most iconic traditions: the Christmas tree.

The Amherst Historical Society will celebrate German Christmas traditions Dec. 7 at Sandstone Village, 736 Milan Ave. in Amherst. The celebration will include a wide display of Christmas decoration… ...

The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center in Kutztown hosts Christmas on the Farm 2024, a celebration of the holiday season and Pennsylvania German Christmas traditions, on Saturday, Dec. 7.

There are less than 20 days until Christmas, ... St. Nicholas Day holds a special place for German and Dutch communities across the U.S. Festivities and traditions are held in various cities, ...

SCOTTSBLUFF — Anita Osborn's home is filled with reminders of German Christmas traditions every year. She has nutcrackers, hand-carved figurines, Christmas pyramids and a variety of Advent items.

Santa Claus, tinkering elves and flying reindeer are universal symbols of Christmas, but in Northeast Pennsylvania they share the season with a wandering witch on a broomstick, a Ukrainian saint an… ...