Sankt Nikolaus’ Partner Santa has his little elves and der Nikolaus has . . . well . . . he has Krampus. We are used to celebrating the Christmas season with cookies and presents and Stress, er, Freude. Our Symbole represent light, love and hope. But then we take a Deutschkurs and are introduced to this. Krampus does not accompany… Read moreKrampus: Share the history and vocabulary of this unique tradition

Jump to the Advent Calendar. First advent is almost upon us and what better way to celebrate than a virtual Advent Calendar? Ok, so a real one with Schokolade behind each little Türchen would be better. A lot better. In fact, teeny tiny pieces of Schokolade may have inspired the first commercial Adventskalender. Read on for a bit of history… Read moreCelebrate Advent with this free virtual Advent Calendar