“Kokosmakronen” (cocunut macaroon) are very popular in Germany. Many bake them for Christmas. Making them is pretty easy - check out this recipe:
For approximately 30 cookies you need:
3 eggs, 8oz sugar (200gr), pinch of salt, about 8oz of coconut flakes, 2 tbsp lemon juice, paper wafers
Stir eggs and sugar + pinch of salt (until everything is fluffy and creamy). Now add the coconut flakes and the lemon juice, stir again. Now pre-heat the oven (180°C, 450°F).
Use two teaspoons to put the sticky coconut mixture on top of the paper wafers. Now put them onto a baking tray and bake them for about 20mins until they’re golden brown. Nomnom!
Tip: You can also dip them into chocolate! ;)
(pic via csn-deutschland.de)
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Many Adventskalender look like the one in the picture. Little self-made socks or bags that contain all kinds of little surprises. I had a similar one as a kid and I loved it.
(pic via freiluftblog.de)
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Do you know about the tradition of Advent calenders? (German: Der Adventskalender) It started in Germany a couple of hundred years ago. German Lutherans would do something special each day from Dec 1st til Dec 24th to count down the days until Christmas. Sometimes it was lighting a candle or putting a religious picture up the wall each day or something as simple as drawing a chalk line.
But things have changed of course. The classic Adventskalender (like in the picture) is made out of cardboard showing a Christmassy picture. There are 24 little doors. Behind each of them, you either find a small piece of chocolate, a small picture or something else. Of course, modern Adventskalender are different and sometimes very creative. I’m going to post a couple of pics of modern Adventcalenders here on GermanHeit.
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Christmas Season - die Weihnachtszeit - has just begun. I’m excited! Weihnachtsmärkte (Christmas markets), Weihnachtsplätzchen (Christmas cookies), Weihnachtslieder (Christmas carols) - at least once a year I can really enjoy all of that. Of course there will be Christmas related posts here on GermanHeit again - just like last year.
What do you like about the Christmas season?
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nothingnesspast asked: Does it snow in all parts of Germany at Christmastime ? Because I'm going to be in Münster (near Düsseldorf) at that time of year and I really hope it snows. :)
Also, are there Christmas markets all across Germany ? If so, what can you buy there ? Thanks. :)
Theoretically it snows in the entire country. But very often (especially since a couple of years) the snow comes later than Christmas. This past year for example, we had snow throughout January-March. There was also some snow in December but it melted during the Christmas days. Usually the North gets less snow than the South because of how close it is to the North Sea.
Christmas markets are all over Germany. One of the most famous one is “Der Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt” in Nuremberg, Bavaria. But other cities have nice ones, too. You can mostly buy delicious food, mulled wine and candy as well as christmas ornaments etc.
Btw - check out previous GermanHeit posts tagged with #Christmas :) Or simply click on the month of December in the archives.
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This is a poem that I can remember from my childhood.
Der Bratapfel
Kinder, kommt und ratet,
was im Ofen bratet!
Hört, wie’s knallt und zischt.
Bald wird er aufgetischt,
der Zipfel, der Zapfel, der Kipfel,
der Kapfel, der gelbrote Apfel.
Kinder, lauft schneller,
holt einen Teller,
holt eine Gabel!
Sperrt auf den Schnabel
für den Zipfel, den Zapfel,
den Kipfel, den Kapfel,
den goldbraunen Apfel!
Sie pusten und prusten,
sie gucken und schlucken,
sie schnalzen und schmecken,
sie lecken und schlecken
den Zipfel, den Zapfel,
den Kipfel, den Kapfel,
den knusprigen Apfel.
(Bavarian traditional poem)
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