German Christmas Traditions
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Objective
I can describe some German Christmas traditions.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
Germans often bake many different types of biscuits at Christmas time, such as shortbread biscuits and cinnamon stars.
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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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Practice
12 questions
Name one type of Christmas cookie that Germans love to bake.
What is the name of the warm wine that is popular at German Christmas markets?
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“Name three German Christmas traditions described in the video.”
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