Germany.info Begins Christmas Season With Interactive Advent Calendar

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — German Christmas traditions are beloved in Germany and the United States alike, with Christmas markets, families gathering around Advent wreaths and children opening the first windows of Advent calendars marking the beginning of the holiday season.

On Germany.info, we share with you Germany’s most treasured Christmas customs. Enjoy the charm of a traditional Christmas market with our Interactive Advent Calendar — bursting with fun games, traditional music, craft tutorials to try out with the kids and recipes for traditional German Christmas cookies and meals. Count down to the holiday by opening a window every day from December 1 to 25 (of course, in Germany we stop counting on the 24th, but we don’t want you to miss out on your date with Santa), at:

www.Germany.info/christmas

And don’t forget to write to Santa to win some great goodies: There is something for everybody, smiley USB hubs and crazy acrobots for the techie, mod salt-powered clocks for the environmentalist, stylish beer steins and aprons for the epicure and much more, at:

www.Germany.info/santa

We’ve also compiled a list highlighting some Christmas markets in the United States that bring a little bit of Germany to the holiday, at:

www.Germany.info/markets

Celebrate the season with us at Germany.info.

SOURCE German Embassy