Today with the 1. Advent I will start a series where I want to Upload a fitting Picture for every Advent. Showing a german* christmas tradition.
In the spirit of the season.
Advent
It comes frome latin adventus meaning arrival. It refers to the 4 sundays before christmas. Where on each sunday one candel would be light on a advent wreath in preperation for chritsmas. Witch atleast in my family was allways a time to come to gether share some hot drinks and cookies or cake.
Advent is also the kinda offical beginning of the christmastime.
I wont get any chritsmas sweets before this even if the are in stores 2-3 months sooner.
And one of the first "poems" every small child learns here is probably the following
Advent, Advent,
ein Lichtlein brennt.
Erst eins, dann zwei,
dann drei, dann vier,
dann steht das Christkind vor der Tür.
Advent, Advent,
a little light is burning.
First one, then two,
then three, then four,
then the Christ Child will be at the door.
Where the christ child was a idear of Luther since he was against the veneration of saints like st. nicolas but had nothing against children getting presents. In germany I think the christ child is only a replacemant of santa clause in some familys in bavaria or so.
Art by Mimisrol
*One isnt german and I think only one could be considered german specific
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