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Post by ρɦoeɳix on Dec 2, 2009 14:35:11 GMT -5
Of course I have!  I live in the land of trolls and nisses ;D |
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Post by ρɦoeɳix on Dec 2, 2009 14:42:44 GMT -5
New Question: Do you have 'Christmas soda' (translated directly from Norwegian 'julebrus') in your country? Like a soda that only is in the stores every christmas and is red... Like this:  |
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Post by Rayne on Dec 2, 2009 15:38:23 GMT -5
We have Advent calenders here in Germany too, usually filled with chocolate. A lot of people I know have them actually, not just kids.  We also have something called a "Weihnachtsmarkt", or Christmas market. The name says it all. You can buy/view nutcrackers, cookies, chocolate- anything related to Christmas. My favorite are the "Räuchermännchen" booths... can't think of what they're called in English. (I should know  ) But they're the little wooden guys that "blow" scented smoke. pic! We don't have Christmas soda, but we have something called "Glühwein" that people drink during Christmas time, it's like spiced wine served hot. No red or blue nisses, and we don't put out cookies for Santa. We open our presents on Christmas Eve, something my family also did in America. ;D By the way, I should clarify... this is my first year actually living in Germany. My parents are Germans that immigrated to the US- I grew up there. |
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Post by doe on Dec 2, 2009 16:11:51 GMT -5
Its interesting to learn of all of these Christmas traditions from around the world. My family are of European heritage and we also used to celebrate on the 24th. We didn't hang stockings though, the tradition from my family's country of origin was to put your shoes out for Santa to fill. Can you imagine going around filling kids' smelly shoes ? Santa would need more than a biscuit or two to survive the night. Its generally not tradition in Australia to have advent calendars although the chocolate kind are commercially available and families do buy them. Also, every year we have lots of big outdoor Christmas carol events - the biggest one in Melbourne - due to the warm weather. |
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Post by roger888 on Dec 2, 2009 16:14:47 GMT -5
Advent calenders are popular here but only when they have chocolate in them. I've never seen Christmas soda before,if it hasn't got alocohol in it then its not going to sell as much as most drinks over Christmas. |
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Post by Lord Chatterley on Dec 2, 2009 16:44:16 GMT -5
New Question: Do you have 'Christmas soda' (translated directly from Norwegian 'julebrus') in your country? Like a soda that only is in the stores every christmas and is red... Yes, we have a similar seasonal soft drink in the UK - sherry! ;D |
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Post by Lord Chatterley on Dec 2, 2009 16:52:22 GMT -5
We have Advent calenders here in Germany too, usually filled with chocolate. A lot of people I know have them actually, not just kids. We also have something called a "Weihnachtsmarkt", or Christmas market. The name says it all. You can buy/view nutcrackers, cookies, chocolate- anything related to Christmas. My favorite are the "Räuchermännchen" booths... can't think of what they're called in English. (I should know ) But they're the little wooden guys that "blow" scented smoke. pic!We don't have Christmas soda, but we have something called "Glühwein" that people drink during Christmas time, it's like spiced wine served hot. No red or blue nisses, and we don't put out cookies for Santa. We open our presents on Christmas Eve, something my family also did in America. ;D By the way, I should clarify... this is my first year actually living in Germany. My parents are Germans that immigrated to the US- I grew up there. German Christmas markets [ and the wooden booths] are now becoming popular in the UK. |
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Post by ρɦoeɳix on Dec 2, 2009 16:55:25 GMT -5
The Christmas soda is mostly drunk by children But it is actually a big fuzz about it each year... and there's annual tests on what christmas soda is the best *lol* Buuut there's also annual tests on what 'christmas' beer is the best too!! ;D |
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Post by Ouch on Dec 2, 2009 17:57:13 GMT -5
I've never had Christmas Soda...the seasonal drink tends to be egg nog, that I know of. Christmas beer sounds good |
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Post by paulywalleye on Dec 2, 2009 18:14:15 GMT -5
I will volunteer to model in naught but my skivvies for this site, if of course each lady here returns the favor |
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Post by ρɦoeɳix on Dec 2, 2009 18:19:25 GMT -5
I will volunteer to model in naught but my skivvies for this site, if of course each lady here returns the favor And like make our own Advent Calendar?? ;D |
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Post by BA on Dec 2, 2009 19:30:35 GMT -5
I have an advent calendar in the house for my daughter. She opens one window a day and gets a chocolate shaped like something 'Christmasy'.
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Post by Phil on Dec 2, 2009 20:18:24 GMT -5
I haven't seen an advent calendar in a long time, but I'm not really looking for them, either. I guess they aren't popular around here.
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Post by paulywalleye on Dec 2, 2009 23:18:17 GMT -5
Lol, how about chocolate wheelchairs, braces, crutches and canes Phoenix?
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Post by ρɦoeɳix on Dec 3, 2009 4:17:55 GMT -5
Haha, well they do already make candy sticks that kind of look like canes but I'm not sure if people would get that christmasy feeling from eating chocolate wheelchairs ;D |
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I live in the land of trolls and nisses ;D
) But they're the little wooden guys that "blow" scented smoke. 
