Name one type of Christmas cookie that Germans love to bake.

Vanilla crescents, shortbread biscuits, or cinnamon stars

What is Christstollen?

A fruit loaf made with yeast dough and raisins

Name: German Christmas Traditions
Author: Insta~Lesson

4th Grade · Social Studies · 60 min

I can describe some German Christmas traditions.

1
Germans often bake many different types of biscuits at Christmas time, such as shortbread biscuits and cinnamon stars.
2
Glühwein is a warm wine beverage found at every Christmas market in Germany, and it is made with red wine, cinnamon, and cloves.
3
A traditional German decoration is the Advent wreath, which has four candles that are lit, one for each week of Advent.

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