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of grand canyon area. we'll take you there later welcome to europe max this is what else we have coming up. designer and the sellers takes classic cars and transforms them into law was got to us at. the delicious christmas baking tradition in germany do you. do you have i me clue what this is well maybe people from the united states knows this is a christmas pickle many americans follow this german tradition of hiding a single pickle in their christmas tree whoever finds it gets an extra gift there's just one problem most germans have never heard about this custom you know like supports a haiti rawlinson sets off to solve this riddle of the christmas because. oh

yes the christmas pickle a beloved in time honored german tradition at least that's what i was told. but i'm going to berlin germany's biggest department store and i can't find a single one of these christmas trees. overpacked all luckily i brought my own. thing for me many people. hang a single pickle on their christmas tree even many american families follow this so-called german tradition so according to this tradition the 1st person to find the christmas pickle in the christmas tree. and. let's be honest i haven't seen or heard of a single christmas pickle in germany since i've lived here so i'm going to ask some germans during their christmas shopping if they've heard of it. are you having a christmas pickle on your christmas tree this year. that must be a tradition where it's not a german. he is not my favorite. christmas.

no christmas because. i even had to explain it to santa in germany in fact 12016 survey found that 91 percent of germans had never heard of it. so if this tradition is in german where does it come from and how did it end up in the united states. with a little christmas magic i'm headed to the small german mountain villages now show and explore that a bit more. if anyone knows the origin of a particular glass ornament it's the people of laos they've been blowing glass here 5097 and producing ornaments since the mid 19th century. glass. is the 4th generation to take over his family christmas ornament business. he hand makes and sells glass ornaments including the christmas pickle to buyers world. i.

but actually he only learned about the tradition in recent years on a visit to california. i was asked also you also make christmas pickles and i just laughed but then someone else asked me the same question and then a 3rd time and i started wondering what is it with these christmas pickles and then someone explained that it's tradition in germany it's on a pickle on your christmas tree and that every american knows this by thing oddly nobody in germany does which is. that needed curious so he came home to search through his grandfather's glass molds from the 1930 s. not these and i found his gherkin mold since then we've been producing these glass pickles. now he sells pickle ornaments to customers in places like japan norway switzerland and of course the united states. but if you just learned about this tradition and where the story starts well there are a handful of legends surrounding the origin of the christmas pickle. one says that

a prison guard took pity on a starving german born soldier during the american civil war and allowed him to eat a single pickle with this act of kindness he was able to survive and began hanging a pickle on history each year. some say it was this man frank w. woolworth who needed a gimmick when he began importing ornaments from germany to the u.s. in the 880 s. . the media need to ask someone who knows this christmas town the best so i'm eating laotian may or not but this man at las fact last winter. founded in 853 this is the oldest still existing glass in town mr mayor do you know the tradition of the christmas prickle as it's or am i not so we were confused as to the christmas pickle what's the point that's what we learned about the broad people to convince the christmas pickle is an essential german christmas item. they personally i think some clever marketing guy invented this. since then has been making glass pickles

simply because foreigners believe it's a local specialty of. ok so i still don't have an exact answer but there might still be hope i'm going to talk to gary a local who came across the pickle tradition in his research for a magazine a motion glass. so what do you tell us about the history of the christmas pickle helped me before i did some research and found out that some families had a tradition of giving the person who found the. special christmas tree decoration on the tree the 1st or largest gifts on the supposed others as they get something on dot that's how the christmas pickle story originated by not. so we may never know exactly where this pickle tristen comes from but it certainly is a little bit of fun and maybe one day the germans will know what i'm talking about but until then i have an idea.

we will see you later in the show we'll have more festive reports but 1st we're off to england where we'll meet the creative caught his eye not andy tsongas he transforms classic cars into works of art which is shown at odds going to recent round the world and he's even be nominated for the prestigious turner prize may though he just meant it's cause. they're hard on wheels. sandy saunders a big u.k. planes with existing models colors and shapes modifying the cars to achieve his vision. i'm learning and when the designer takes his main automotive art project victim to miss out on the roads of southern england he's living his dream. it's just. it's bringing a small it's about what i. saw lovely it's the british call the burial.

how they just log it all record scope. i'd approach a tall overwrote to get it all just it gives you so much of the aerial because it is a baton goalball you and yet it is no because it's a company. it's an amalgam i should have everything. handy saunders ambition is to build cars that have never been seen before he speers no effort nor expense of actually spraying was 17 years building this call. these 7 fires and i was going to introduce construction and he cannot do this amount of work without passion but. he started work on that tetanus in 2003 it's based on a rare vintage 1937 chords. the contours are inspired by the

shape of a drop of. most of his works are based on wrecked or derelict antique cars. like this 1940 pickup truck and took it apart and turned it into his custom designed metropolis car when he said work on a new piece of automotive art time becomes an important call big following the kick you get out of creating this is. it's not the artwork but. you don't make a creation it doesn't matter how important the car is if the idea is important here . everything else is of no importance sanders 1st fell in love with old cars as a teenager was storing them in his father's auto repair shop when he took this one out for a spin and 984 media from around europe took notice if you want to be. annoying

70 saw it all. i don't know why did it or did it because on me to tell you what i will said earlier ones will go on all day and they all call it's never gone until i finish the sooners or finished i've lost interest as soon as he completes one of the vehicles he sounds or actions that are anti saunders too much attention again 2006 with his flattest on earth and current and mention in guinness world records in 2010 he adapted a console western ideas of cubism to a 61 to c.v. and the media began calling him the banksia behind it would be what you wish i could do because as quick as bikes you can take when you do. the creation easy and you kind of rebellion against everything else i suppose that's where he started really i think it was the media that took him. maybe because he was doing it just for fun. as in the why the. sounders inject

fun and passion into his mouth. they've already been displayed in several galleries in 2001 a few of his car creations were even nominated for the u.k. church arts prize the saudis the rest of my life i want to just carry on creating things that completely got the ball up a remote more not probably go another 200 calls that need to be well i think if my dream is to do anything to get back to europe well i've already. of one thing we can be quite sure as far as andy saunders is concerned his next car will be his best and most beautiful of all. travelling these days in times of the qur'an on by its pandemic is quite problematic and will trip is something to dream about but. not really very

realistic however you can actually experienced something similar on the spanish island of gran canaria on the 3rd largest canary island you can find 14 different microclimate zones my colleague candy vending felt like he was travelling the world without even leaving the island. gran canaria is the island of many faces. there was quite a nice touch down on the rock and the area was the thing here is that every corner of the island is different sometimes it feels like in the sahara. and others like the bahamas. steep drop into ravines or overgrown jungle tops. i feel like i'm in the alps. for them. it's like a small world 2 or somehow all in one day on

a single island. i'm starting out in the desert at least that's what it looks like here in reality i'm strolling across the dunes at the must follow must resort. here the trade winds shape and reshape the 6 kilometers of june's on the island southern tip again and again. it's a natural spectacle and the vacationers love many hotels line the edge of the tubes more than 4000000 tourists came here in 2019 most were here for sun shore sea and mild temperatures iraq and. but i want to see the grand canaria that lies beyond the tourist scene so i head inland to the but i'm called the last 70 kilos by the ravine of the falcons. over here you can see you know very narrow place like the jungle here yeah for. catalogues aroma is

showing me what the prime evil environment looks like on gran canaria back then most of the island was covered with jungle the further we venture into the ravine the clearer it becomes to me that the island was created by the canny corruption's . the broncos that are 70 carlos is a popular place to go. canyoning i'm supposed to try it but i'm an absolute newbie . to. the only more exciting than i thought it's hard to. thank goodness i'm well secured for the trip down. nevertheless my adrenaline level is staying.

i thought it was all over when i was lying there. to be honest it wasn't the most dangerous descent and it still must be lots of fun people have that i might have a grand canaria that they want to have fun and be saved and places. a lot of thought about also we have like a humanity a great rabin's with a lot of for with. another place to call us the minions are continuing because of this is a combination between green things and see. a good place to stop and catch my breath is put to them oh god this little point on the island south side is known for its colorful anyways. and with a bit of imagination the little salt water canals could just answer easily be somewhere and it was.

only 50 kilometers north everything looks totally different this side of the island is green and for a job i get to delhi is europe's biggest coffee growing area. i want to head even higher up to the islands highest point the pico de. mi dina takes me to ground. and there are as mountain regions. so much sometimes we get snow appear not every year but from time to time it snows like a lifeline to the same time you can be down on the beach something yourself naked or in your swimsuit on a continent you'd have to travel many kilometers to get such a different spot here so we want to ship in just a few minutes the world is among the recruiting i am going to read. indeed here at nearly 2000 meters are due to it's noticeably cooler almost like him. and nowhere

else is the alpine glow so close to the desert heat passed on the ground come out. that was really an amazing work trip on this island and there's much more to the other than just belief. but. baking cookies at christmas time is a longstanding tradition in many countries certainly here in germany you can even decorate christmas trees for them i myself have already baked for trays of christmas cookies but they are all gone but i'm not worried because he at sumo experts at. cinnamon stars vanilla crossings and more of these cookies help get politics well primed for the holiday season susie corowa and touch us diva of baking blog. the experts on christmas baking recipes

really welcome to our christmas bakery we'll show you how we bake christmas cookies in germany. or cookies are one of the favorites. and sort of white sugar catcher uses 100 grams of powdered sugar. sugar spreads much better through the day when it's prouder and you don't end up with these sugar crystals all over the dough and you'll need 125 grams of cubed butter apiece an egg. 260 grams of flour a pinch of salt added sugar and for flavoring half of the mill a pot not vanilla sugar. i'm friends not a right it's a very very crumbly with the way but a little kneading turns it bit by the data into a nice room with delphi. the finished dough goes into the fridge for one hour. now it's time to cut out the cookie shapes the dough should be rolled out to about

4 millimeters thick. cutting out the cooking says fun for one and all especially when done together with others. and have no we get together with friends and do our baking with them we take along the kids and it's lots of fun. cookie cutter found shapes and sizes as a list of for example are terrific was play because they're so spread out and don't have any fragile edges or the like with a carrot it's a little harder then you have to use a spoon or some a little tool to present the tale try to get the dough tied. the cookies or break in the oven for 10 minutes at $190.00 degrees celsius. the non-coms the best part of the decorating the icing is made of powdered sugar lemon juice and fluid coloring a. little familiar for tree green. for more elaborate

decorating colored sprinkles and white frosting can be used. 'd baking for the christmas season is a tradition in many european countries. norway and sweden have their ever popular gingerbread. austria has its shortbread cookies filled with charlie. a pride of spain of the padrone ace a deep fried dough often made with own a chrome os on the top czech is known for its waltz nests made with lady fingers. london belgian and another lands the speculative spice cookies are essential holiday treats. garlin blogger susan fate knows how this tradition got started. what they were baking cookies even back in the middle ages the monks did that in a monasteries to commemorate the birth of jesus christ it was also

a sign of wealth the monasteries had lots of money so the monks baked and handed the goods out to the poor. back then where spices like ginger cardamom all spices and cloves filled the air with the familiar christmassy of rules for a long time they were dogs reason europe and only used for holidays. it's important for them to be fresh and not already ground or taken from some drawer where they were stored for half a year because they're around or fades very quickly now anyone who enjoys baking can whip up an enormous for riots of cookies during the christmas season. for the cup it's also the custom to give them as gifts and everyone's glad to get them at. every kind needs to be sampled at least once. so a plate full of christmas cookies always seems to disappear in no time.

to this in the german baking and cooking is what you can find on our you tube channel d.w. food in the segment cook it like a german chef felicitous team shows you how it's done and she invites international guests into kitchen. interested in german cuisine this is the show for you. hello and had come to cook at like a german. chain presents some of germany's finest dishes to foodies from around the world. a lot of meat have you done this before this will be my 1st time. traditional german fare prepared and easy to follow steps from the savory to the sweet we've got it all. cook it like a german check it out on the w. food. like all cultural institutions right now due to the pandemic the famous lights are given to us

orchestra can not perform in concert halls and so it comes up with a wonderful idea some of the musicians have decided to give free open air concerts all around leipsic from the top of a double decker bus. oh like 6 double decker sightseeing bus converted into a concert stage on wheels from up here lights in the band's house of israel musicians play christmas carols for city residents on the 4 advent sundays free of charge. it's a welcome break from the dreary pandemic lockdowns as horn is. before a mish wriggling joy playing with my colleagues the real of playing together as an ensemble and nobody's and i think we can have a this joy to audiences to get to appreciate this beautiful music composer and was usually the leipsic orchestra plays some 80 concerts each year but because of

coronavirus restrictions concerts are banned so a small group of orchestral musicians have begun performing in public and in front of care homes where many elderly residents struggle with social isolation the short 15 minute concerts meanwhile are a hit with the likes of residents of all ages. tory talk it really is a brilliant project and having brass players performing christmas songs is the most festive thing you could do and that is from 100 it's a beautiful idea right now without concerts this brings the music to the people and just a musical instead of people to the music gods when you don't want to. orchestral players take great pleasure performing in public playing up to 6 christmas songs on the buses upper deck while braving the cold winter weather which can be challenging says horn player seaman figure there and stream and it gets very cold when there's

the instrument's intonation and interaction comes your fingers get free card especially towards the end play 5 or 6 concerts per booster. and your fingers do get stiff making it hard to grip your instrument or. i will today was find the argument after it's 2 or 3 and i think that's returns to the divan tells orchestra hall which is close to the public for the forseeable future but director andy has shorts remains optimistic there are projects like these motivators that we have to heed so many restrictions were banned from so many things so we're excited to do the few things we're still allowed to do with mom we are musicians enjoy recording c.d.'s or working on media projects inside the concert hall or your mom and playing from the bus so despite the cold weather armies with hot coffee and tea and happy to be performing at all. these noble concerts morris show that with

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