My Family Traditions

Weihnachten

• “Weihnachten” means Christmas in German.

• Advent is when you open a door every day from the 1st of December to the 24th.

• Germans decorate their Christmas tree on the afternoon of the 24th of December.

Advent Calendar

Foods Eaten in Germany

• “Lebkuchen” is German for ginger bread

• “Stollen” is German for fruit cake

• “Marzipan” is German for confectionery made into sweets.

• Goose

• Chicken

• Fondue

Foods Eaten By Family

• Lasagna

• Seafood

• Ham

• Turkey

Happy New Year!!!

• Celebrate New Years Eve

• Watch the ball drop in Times Square

• We bang pots and pans at 12:00a.m.

• Pollyanna