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with the show. every one who welcome to a special edition of your max with mir host. megan lee to day. it's all about christmas. traditions in germany. here is what we've gotten store for you. we visit the place where original moravian stars are made for the holidays and how one german community comes together to make the world's largest nativity scene. christmas in germany wouldn't be complete without a visit to one of the traditional christmas markets. they pop up at the beginning of each december and are a favorite place for having hot spiced mold wine and gingerbread cookies. my colleague had a humble, paid a visit to germany's oldest christmas market in the eastern german city of dresden, where she indulged in some of the goodies that were on offer.

ah, german christmas market there. one of my favorite things about christmas here, the lights, people coming together at the glue vine. so today i'm interested to show you how to make the most of them and why they're so integral to german christmas culture. almost every city in germany has at least one christmas market. there are more than $2500.00 in total. they typically open on the 1st weekend of advent, some even a little bit earlier. and there were a crucial part of the german christmas season. all right, let's jump straight and 1st of all was classes market that completely free, although some have a small charge. there are loads of stalls where you can buy candles and handmade crafts and basically through all of your christmas shopping. there are also lots of traditional german birds dolls who a sweet unsavory treat offer. classics are kale,

bees, mushrooms or the classic par tourist. no german event is complete without worst hand my personal favorite sugar to a fit ammon. so good. and of course, there is no buy and go lore that miles wine, hot wine infused with faces and fruits. and to be honest, that's the main thing when you're reading right. but there are of course alternatives like hot chocolate or punch. but my most important thing for you is to dress warm. i'm talking layers, sorry malls, to warm gloves, a cozy hot and an even warm or a jacket, because trust me, it gets cold, standing around, even with a glue bone. in case you get overwhelmed, here are some basic german words and phrases to help you navigate the christmas market. mit shows with a shot. this is important if you want

a little extra something in your glow vein like ram or am i ratto fan? this is like a deposit for your mug. don't stress i if you're charged 8 euros are so for your glue bind because you probably get if you back once you retire the mug, buddha arch, done. these are the stalls. if you want to know where the closest glue by install is asked for the glue vine buddha traced. and it's particularly famous for it's stolen. and some one heavily involved in that tradition is the official of dresden stolen girl. and that's who we're gonna meet now. and i am marked in the stolen connected shine. orange tweets are marked as last pizza. i appraisal is just another word for the stolen is so the streets will mark is very connected to the dresden stolen. as i was going, it began as a normal bread but was turned into a special price tree in the year 1491. i think it's for nowadays, there were about $100.00 bakeries producing it every year,

each using their own secret recipe with secret spices and ingredients. it's really addressed and original. yeah. focus goes with, you know, says uncomfortable as of cheyenne is really a big deal here. yeah. oh liked raised in many markets, are famous for their specialities back. for example, on famous gingerbread. the main ones keep things pretty traditional like this one, but there are few with more variety on how far erotic christmas markets can be found in cities like berlin in hamburg. now we're meeting a man whose life basically revolves around the christmas market. he's right here for decades and knows that like the back of his head, i feel i've been doing this for 40 years, creating these figures i referred. but what's the best thing about working here at the christmas market law by then by not, not. there's a special flare at the christmas market because you get to meet the customers.

americans are very interested in are not crackers because they're familiar with this timeless design. so we often talk about that as well. and i have a bit of fun by telling them not to stick the fingers in here. it's just fun to work here at the streets, remarked magdalena, do i have i am in christmas. markets are known all over the world that one day. why do you think that is it because it's not just about selling, we really put our heart and soul into this. it's our tradition and way of life here . it's something special. of course we work a lot leading up to christmas. so when we wrap up at 2 pm on christmas eve, we're happy to be back home with the family to celebrate with yourself. good with the bible. well, there you have a christmas market in germany. i may just magical for me. they really get me in the

festive spirit, especially when the evenings i cause and die when you agree. another christmas favorite are these colorful handmade stars that are hung in the windows and on the balconies around the country. moravian stars, as they're known in english, are originally from a small town in eastern germany, with a history dating back over 100 years. now, a lot of work goes into making each one. we visited the factory where the original stars are made. ah, since and fuck, i just love driving through the towns before christmas and seeing all the stars hanging like this down as i hang up either i put up a big paper style every year and then place the little ones in the window around christmas time is at 7, just learned how to make these kinds of stars in school, and i think it's really a big part of our identity size is how he did the ted these stars

named after the small town of han hood and the very east of germany, saxony region, are shipped all over the world as christmas decorations. more than 750000 will be created this season all by hand. it takes yon about around one and a half hours to make her so called masterpiece. these are limited additions of small stars made entirely by one person this year. this is the most difficult part, is the folding con, it's the folding that really counts 2nd, getting that perfect cone with a beautiful tip and making edges fit together. exactly. so that the star has an even shape or just antagonism. ah, the stars originated in the moravian church of the brethren, a protestant free church with offshoots all over the world. lou

if, if and after that the oldest record of the stars being made in han hood schools dates back to 1810, seemingly as a part of teaching geometry to children. you made to you and toby gamma von is. and when i, myself was a student at a han hood school in clinics failed. we also learned this in our math class. it would, you know, dish downs, emberly's, yet fluency. the star symbolizes jesus christ to us in the 50, it's actually our most important symbol, not just a hint, but really a sign of god's light shining into the darkness. and jesus christ coming to us as a consequence. sharpened image down that smit guy worked on the star myself while we made it in our congregation, with a large group of 40 people who cut out the individual points and glued them together. oh, excuse me. there are a lot of wonderful memories associated with it. to that, you know, a little bit of wood. in 1925 business man peter hendrick, fabica filed

a patent for the 25 pointed star and its current shape nearly a century later. the han hood factory greets more than $60000.00 star lovers each year for a behind the scenes look at how the stars come together or to craft their own does it? and it's not that hard when she get the hang of it at the community or even think they're just wonderful to look at o'clock in the house and you get a warm welcome when you come home, so to speak. but i think that's the beauty of the stars, and it's done. the professionals also custom make stars and different sizes for churches, christmas, markets, or shopping malls. these are made from plastic for longer durability, like this one, measuring almost 2 meters across war. he allen, i used to work in the studio mocked, entrenched in so many years, and i could see the tower of the frown. kotia church from our sales booth ear canal and pick in the fall in coach i think. and at the top of the church, oncology,

there was of course, a lot yellow star hanging ne voice, which i helped to make out on that always makes me proud of whether big or small for many people around the world, the christmas spirit arrives with the glow of a hand who had star and staying in the spirit. if you would like one of these stars to light up your home, then go to our website for this weeks. if viewers draw well, you know, it's the christmas season in germany when illuminated fir trees start popping up around the country. now our tree here in the studio is plastic, but most people insist on having a real tree at home. however, is it really necessary to cut down a healthy tree, an increasing number of people are starting to think about more sustainable options while we looked into alternatives that make it possible for the christmas tree to

live on long after the holidays are over. nothing says christmas, more than a festively decorated christmas tree, but that means each year, in germany alone, some $30000000.00 trees are felt for the short holiday period. and then end up in the garbage hutner. while i to the i always felt bad about how many trees were thrown away after christmas. so the idea was born that you can replant those trees because they have a long life ahead of them. 2 years ago milan hansel and his business partner decided to offer rented christmas trees on line. his customers can order a tree, then have it delivered in when christmas is over hill. replanted in this forest outside of berlin into the interest and living trees is big and continues to grow every year. i also think for a lot of people, an important point is not throwing the tree away afterwards. money bomb hurt, which i have effect roof done. uh, customers who want to choose

a living christmas tree themselves can come to this one and only in person rental market in berlin. deann hurley and her daughter mia are taking part for the very 1st time. ah, actually i was growing up. i had an artificial tree and so i really wanted to have a real tree. but i didn't like the idea of all those resources going into growing a tree and then it's only used for a few days and then it ends up in my garbage. so when i heard about this was like, this is a really good option. it's sustainable, it's what we're trying to do now. it doesn't make any sense to throw them away because if they can be turned into something hauser reuse done, it's much better professional gardener, andreas frederick started his rental tree business 5 years ago, also as a way to save trees and cut down on waste. he offers several options for his trees to live on after christmas. and 3 da da bomb blood lies of the tree stays in the

pots, and is rented out further and remains in the nursery business, so to speak. or we sell a treat to garden owners or private forest owners who then re present it didn't hurt or all flood some damage for time one. since this is deann and me as 1st experience with renting a live treat, they need to know some of the basics of how to take care of it for the next couple of weeks. reaches the civil mom of the important thing is that the tree is properly watered, the tree should be kept damn. not too close to the heater and not too long inside the apartment and then it will be fine. you have to water it. ah, the challenging part begins after the tree is packed up and ready to go. moving it directly into a heated house or apartment will cause it to break off its winter dormancy and start to grow. i'm really happy now that we have it here. it's healthy in its green

and the needles are really soft. um for me it just feels like christmas. finally, i think it looks a lot nice in it smells nice and that gives us more of a christmas live. it's believed that the modern christmas tree originated in 16th century germany, when christians would bring them into their homes and decorate them with apples wafers and candles as symbols of their faith. its popularity began to grow throughout europe, and the custom was introduced to north america by germany. settlers in the late 18th century to day christmas trees continue to usher in the holiday season. back in the forest, outside of berlin, about 70 percent of the trees replanted. here since 2020 have survived even those which don't still nourish the soil, which means they never go to waste production gun. i'm quite confident that some of them will grow into big trees even if they continue to grow very slowly from london

in the light of us. and if all goes well, they'll continue to grow here for at least the next 200 years. well aside from having a christmas tree at home, many people also like to set up a miniature nativity scene to picking the birth of baby jesus with joseph and mary by his side. residents of the southern german town of close bags. go one step further and come together to create a communal crush with figurines at which they create themselves. this tradition has seen this simple manger grow into one of the largest nativity scenes in the world. 6 ah no, it isn't the men the nicest part of this hobbies when a peaceful figure is finished and it's turned out the way i'd imagined it was good

then i can place it into the nativity scene and there's something new in it. ah, this crash already contains more than 8000 hand crafted figures likely more than any of the nativity scene in the world. implicit bavaria. the story of christmas comes alive, the locals linda private collections to the community crash. some of the figures date from the 18th century. ah, hubert houghton, i came up with the idea of creating a communal crush out of individual nativity scenes. the i'm yeah, good. that is the only right crushes have a tradition that goes back to 150 years here. and though these nativity scenes are wonderful, they don't do much good sitting at home. we want to show off these family treasures limits like oh, phyllis berg is located in northern bavaria. not far from the chick buddha. here locals or an emission to preserve the tradition of carving wooden crushes in the

less busy winter months. the workers who built plus bergs famous glass melting furnaces past the time whittling. the fruits of their labours have been displayed every 5 years since 1970 baby jesus in the manger is at the heart of every crash. it's thought that the 1st nativity figures were created in italy in the 13th century. to better explain the bible story of jesus as birth to people who are illiterate. lilyanne hibler speak skip would any one born and plus man comes into contact with this custom somewhere . well, that gets all it and then there are the many incredible stories. the mike, the imprisoned soldier who writes, dear wife, things here are dreadful. and i'm sure they're not good for you either, but don't sell my crash. that just goes to show how connected the region and the people here are to this custom inch to these crashes. but ultimately it's incredible for pools and ah, woodcarving is still practiced in pittsburgh to this day. ruth girl has carved

more than 500 nativity figures. time and again, transforming a block of wood into a piece of christmas tradition. she spends around 8 hours on each one end of enter, 5 in the winter time. it's a pleasant distraction. a nice, relaxing past time. and carving is just part of life here in pittsburgh. a lot of people here whittle. and for us it was just part of family life. oh falls cats are so fond of emilia, had a to her father was also a professional woodcarver. ruth girl has taken over his workshop and the several 100 figures he created. she's even been able to get her husband interested in the craft. a foster mute under his doses for the fascinating thing is that many plus

bag residents still have such nativity scenes at home. i think between 30 and 40 little 200. it's always been a tradition with us. so naturally we want to preserve it and keep evolving so that in the future it won't stagnate and die out. it's the in blood that i'm swift. a plus birth nativity scene also depicts current topics like the return of wolves to the region. the soccer world cup, and how coven vaccines split society, like an x through a log of this we'd seen. why not love? i love when you see it altogether. it's like 10 christmas is all at once. seek the way it all harmonizes. it thrills people to even if they're kind of skeptical at 1st the time. it's a joy that can't really be described in words. this is only for ideal mckenzie. in my consummate wasn't the vision. after christmas, the nativity figures will make their way back to the sellers and attics of the people of plus bug,

just waiting for next year. when now return to make the christmas story come alive . once again. i. i'm finally christmas wouldn't be complete without a major feast. here roasted goose is on the menu and many a german household enjoyed on christmas day and to find out the best way to prepare it. we visited a top chef in the city of noon bag, who gives us his tips for this holiday specialty. ah gross goose, and allison gingerbread. my 2 favorites here in germany, it's christmas. the guesthouse got no restaurant inert bag southern germany already serves race goose during the run up to christmas. as soon as the weather turns cold orders for the dash come pouring in like the sky. mischief on a hot night of a romantic hotel. ghast. how's houghton? i hear no amber gardener. it will be roasting a goose soft with red cabbage and dumplings, schiff and houghton

a gets his gaze from a farm in lower bavaria. they are raised in an animal friendly way. i'd speak lightly, the quality of the gears is important that it ought to be free range in terms of size. i'd recommend gays weighing 4 and a half to 5 and a half ketone yod submission fee and hypo infringement. i'd killer. that's big enough to feed 4 to 5 people. for the stuffing he finally chopped onions, apples, celery stalks and ginger. then the goose is seasoned inside and out with songs and pena. the goose then goes into the oven to bank for 30 minutes. at 116 degrees celsius, in the meantime, stiffened hot enough prepares the red cabbage into apples and grates the potatoes for the dumplings. they are typical for the region. only

a quarter of the dough consists of boiled potato. the rest is made up of roll potatoes. december is the main season for this dish. the guns is in bins in the winter, the goose is fattened, the potatoes are harvested and the red cabbage is a winter vegetable which. so in terms of the season b, 3 things go together wonderfully about to summon the dumplings they cooked in salt water for 20 minutes. the goose has to be basted every 5 minutes. otherwise it would become dry. another 2 and a half hours or so at $200.00 degrees celsius. the goose is nice and crispy. it taste best when served straight out of the oven. for the gingerbread we had to dex back north west of new york bag. baker. aunt abil is famous for his her maid gingerbread, especially during the festive season. we um, i mean we make the gingerbread from honey k die. this is dead household work. you

can make a which his cottage out of it, for example. and the others all the gingerbread cookies you spread on to wafers, and these are called elisa judge, brand equity to sugar and honey aster together and beaten until stiff. then the flour is mixed with his wife is aunt eval, has a blend all his own. it includes cinnamon, carmen, clothes, nutmeg, and all flies. he adds chopped hazel nuts and almonds. in the middle ages, the spices were sent to possess healing properties, denali the name alison gingerbread, goes back to a nuremberg baker, who wished to bake all the very best ingredients into a cake for his ailing daughter. and then she actually recovered it. her name was alisa, and the secret to the whole thing was the spices good. apple needs marty pan together with candied orange and lemon peel and finely chopped. candied ginger. the sweet,

entangle paste is then mixed with beaten egg whites on the spices. then the paste is spread on to the wafers and baked in the oven. they need 10 to 12 minutes, depending on the size at 215 degrees celsius. the baker glazes, half of the lease and gingerbread cookies with sugar, the others, or iced with chocolate. apple has a little trick to make the cookies glisten. other insurance, my database shine for the gingerbread cookies when i'm the warm chocolate with hardened cold chocolate champ, tighten with gingerbread, and roast to sweet red cabbage and dumplings. traditional christmas fire engine. ah, that's all like so. good, and with that, we wrap up the special edition of your max from all of us here in berlin. we want to wish you a wonderful holiday season. as always, thanks for tuning in. we'll see you again for

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