Woodcarving has a centuries-long tradition in the Ore Mountains region in Saxony. Smoking men are an integral part of Christmas decorations far beyond the borders of the federal state and have ...

Members of Germany's Sorbian community carry on the tradition of decorating Easter eggs SCHLEIFE, Germany -- Anke Hanusch dips her needle into dark blue wax and dots it precisely on a yellow-dyed ...

However, a German Panorama-style documentary has ... Alongside Klaasohm, some of Europe’s other rowdy Christmas traditions are being re-evaluated. In Tirol in Austria, a masked Krampus monster ...

6. Germany takes Secret Santa to a new level “Schrottwichteln” is a relatively new Christmas tradition in Germany, where it’s especially popular in workplaces and with the younger generation.

These traditions later intertwined with Christmas, particularly in Europe. In the 16th century, Germany became central to the Christmas tree tradition. According to Country Living, Martin Luther ...

In 1848 the Illustrated London News published a drawing of the royal family celebrating around a decorated Christmas tree, a tradition that was reminiscent of Prince Albert's childhood in Germany.

The tradition of decorating Easter eggs is part of the culture of the Slavic-speaking Sorbian ethnic minority in Germany. Modern-day Sorbs are descended from Slavic tribes in Central and Eastern ...

Janine Massnick, a woman of Germany’s Slavic-speaking Sorbian ethnic minority, shows a traditional decorated Easter Egg at a ...

In eastern part of Germany, the Sorbian community keeps alive the tradition of intricately decorating Easter eggs, a practice dating back to the Middle Ages. These eggs, adorned with wax using ...