Germany’s most fascinating winter foods, and the off-the-beaten-path Christmas markets that still serve them

Freiburg borders the Black Forest in southwest Germany, an area known for smoking meat over wood to preserve it through the ...
The Economist

Why German cities feel like war zones on New Year’s Eve

In 2024 five Germans were killed in firework-related accidents on New Year’s Eve. In Berlin over 360 people were hurt, ...
Reading Eagle

Berks store carries on New Year’s pork and sauerkraut tradition

In the past few weeks the shop along Old Route 22 in Krumsville, Greenwich Township, celebrated its 50th anniversary at that ...
Newsday

German bakers bring Christmas specialty to life with rich tradition and sweetness

DRESDEN, Germany — When pastry chef Tino Gierig is asked what the famous Dresden stollen tastes like, his eyes sparkle and his voice rises to an enthusiastic sing-song as as he describes the rich ...
Wane

Christkindlmarkt brings back German holiday traditions

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Celebrate the holiday season and get some shopping out of the way with the annual Fort Wayne Mannerchor Damenchor German Christkindlmarkt. Experience two stories of vendors ...
World Socialist Web Site

In the tradition of Hitler’s Wehrmacht, Germany’s armed forces prepare for total war

German Interior Minister Boris Pistorius (second left) and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier view recruits taking part in the ceremonial pledge, as a central event to mark the 70th anniversary of the ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Tannenbaum time: Christmas harvest begins in Germany, where some say decorating trees began

Germany's growers have started to cut their Christmas trees in anticipation of a tradition that's around 500 years old.Germans have been celebrating Christmas with decorated trees for centuries. In ...