German Christmas

Advent calendars in Germany are filled with

• cheese

• chocolate

• cake

• fruit

A traditional German Christmas dinner includes

• fish, oysters and pasta

• duck, goose, rabbit, stuffing, and potato dumplings

• turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, mac and cheese

• pozole, tamales, and flan

German families have Advent wreaths also. How many candles are on their Advent wreath?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Instead of stockings, what do the children in Germany leave out for St. Nicholas?

• shoes

• mittens

• coats

• hats

Creating ______________ houses are another popular tradition in Germany.

• gingerbread

• Santa

• reindeer

• gumdrop

Children write to _________ asking for presents. 

• Santa Claus
• Christkind
• Mom
• Dad

Some children leave out their shoes to be filled with ________. 

• glue
• bugs
• sweat
• candy

In Germany, most people open their gifts on ____________. 

• Christmas Day
• Christmas Eve

People in Germany call Santa Claus “________________”. 

• Chris Kringle
• Old Man
• Long Beard
• Weihnachtsmann