A Family TraditionA Family Tradition

Marietta Katherin Marietta Katherin KuhlKuhl

December 15, 2010December 15, 2010

The traditionsThe traditions

““The Best of all gifts around any The Best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: The presence Christmas tree: The presence of a happy family all wrapped of a happy family all wrapped up in each other”up in each other”

Burton HillisBurton Hillis

Family traditions Family traditions

German and Irish traditionsGerman and Irish traditions Kuhl CelebrationKuhl Celebration Anderson CelebrationAnderson Celebration How we celebrate nowHow we celebrate now

German and Irish German and Irish traditionstraditions

German:German: Santa Claus is Santa Claus is

known as known as WeinactsmannWeinactsmann

Celebrate two days Celebrate two days of Christmas of Christmas

The Tannebaum is The Tannebaum is the Christmas treethe Christmas tree

Irish:Irish: Leave a lit candle in Leave a lit candle in

the windowthe window A ring of holly is A ring of holly is

placed on doorsplaced on doors ““Merry Christmas” in Merry Christmas” in

Gaelic is “Nollaig Gaelic is “Nollaig Shona Duit”Shona Duit”

German traditions German traditions cont.cont.

A children's verse is: A children's verse is: Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann,Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann,sieh mich nicht so böse an.sieh mich nicht so böse an.Stecke deine Rute ein,Stecke deine Rute ein,will auch immer artig sein.will auch immer artig sein.

Kuhl celebrationKuhl celebration

• Grandma Kuhl Grandma Kuhl would bake would bake German cookiesGerman cookies

• They would have a They would have a manger set outmanger set out

• The tree topper The tree topper was an angelwas an angel

Anderson celebrationAnderson celebration

• Mom and Grandma would bake sugar Mom and Grandma would bake sugar cookiescookies

• Always use a star topperAlways use a star topper

• Always have a PoinsettiaAlways have a Poinsettia

How we celebrate nowHow we celebrate now

• We open one present on Christmas We open one present on Christmas EveEve

• We use grandma Kuhl’s tree topperWe use grandma Kuhl’s tree topper

• We used to give our dogs giftsWe used to give our dogs gifts

TraditionsTraditions

““Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.”Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.”William Somerset William Somerset

MaughamMaugham

Merry Christmas and Happy New YearMerry Christmas and Happy New Year

Works CitedWorks Cited

www.vistawide.com/german/christmas/www.vistawide.com/german/christmas/german_christmas_traditions.htmgerman_christmas_traditions.htm

www.ireland-information.com/articles/www.ireland-information.com/articles/irishchristmastraditions.htmirishchristmastraditions.htm

http://translate.google.comhttp://translate.google.comhttp://www.bettyschristmashouse.com/http://www.bettyschristmashouse.com/

ornament/images/ornament/images/tree_topper_star_red.jpgtree_topper_star_red.jpg

Works Cited cont.Works Cited cont.

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