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beauty of christmas time in many countries, including germany, families, and friends are getting together to celebrate share meals and exchange gifts, sometimes with some stressful moments along the way. so how did german celebrate the holidays? and when is the official gift exchange? will take you inside a typical german christmas. this is miss shania, an average gym and, and we're following him to see how jim and people do things the it's christmas time in germany and we want to know what the average german christmas looks like. how this machine has celebrate, what does he eat? and who's going to end up fighting? let's find out the unlike the brakes and americans, the germans, the main christmas celebration is on december 20 full pilots. and although it's not

officially a public holiday and the 2020 germans were going to what today like 81 percent of demons, miss hans is at least hotley's a conflict of christmas and same truth that organize selves almost hoffman. german stopped by christmas shopping in november, or even earlier, the in the one percentage gem and start to shop for gifts on christmas eve. like to me, for example, the lucian celebrate kind of shopping with close family members. and today, michelle is going to assist the this mission system to feed his father field is mother monica and stuff. he's children and

sophia, 81 percent of germans, regardless of religion. celebrate christmas. the display of a house of gentleman by dental fine was christian wanting to go to church service and in recent years they've been fewer and fewer christmas. trees are important to germans. in 2020, there were 25000000 trees in german living rooms. real christmas trees are generally preferred, that plastic trees are becoming more popular, especially among young people. between 3 and 4 pm and germans enjoy sweet traits and coffee. presumably all the caffeine and sugar comes and down after a hectic morning. plastic gym and sweet scent. huge done in a fruit bread made with raisins and pets and self made cookies. there also mosley pun, potatoes and label. okay. gingerbread. the

stuffy splits in or a little dry. jones pride themselves in that honesty. so normally, michelle would tell her that as it's christmas, he refrains the, the top plan on christmas eve is gift giving or michelle in german. and this is usually done before dinner to prevent the kids from becoming too annoying. and gemini gets abroad. i did the question of santa claus. no, it's definitely not grandpa. it's conventional that a family member address is of the incentive, but in germany kids. so just get that gets the hi meghan. uh, kids have to pull to them to send to jem and say that sucks and then least favorite is contrary to what you might expect. germans not like thing to admit that that disappointed any gift

for germans christmas eve dinner is a humble affair with a more lavish meal being said, the next day, the 25th, the old christian tradition. lynch began on saint martin's day on november 11th, and ended on december 24th. which is why traditionally, a simple dish is served on christmas eve. the most popular being potato salad and sausages, the most german say that a sense of harmony is important. i have a christmas the only one in 3 german se they can truly relax over the festive period. the the,

the just an hour later, all things to be forgiven. and that's because half of germans believe that christmas is a festival of love. the. and with that, we close the chapter on yes, another average german christmas. is it just all? what does michelle look a little lonely? perhaps he's looking for. love has always likened described to average cannon. for many christmas wouldn't be complete without plenty of decorations. from christmas trees the twinkling lights. anything that sparkles and shines takes center stage. this also helps preserve traditional craftsmanship. like the hand blown glass beads from the czech republic, the christmas ornaments glittering hand blown glass page,

a specialist handy crossed that's being practiced in the northern chick republic for over a 100 years. now. i bought a buckle. huh. and i like to invite you to our production of christmas ornaments. barbara cool. hava is a joint on a ferocious class b production. deep in the czech republic, crystal valley is the village of 20. com. from here ross has since it's ornaments around the world. barbara runs the workshop together with the husband mark of last blow. this is how the beads of night last roads a heated and pressed into moans. it took him half a year to learn how to handle the gloss in a way to put the brake. if the piece with his hand across you need the skills and the not a house with 2 beds, federal, the equipment is very simple. i mean, obviously you don't need equipment that would cost millions. and so toby, it's a pretty split really on the skills, the making, the gloss bates have been passed from generation to generation. and the pride along

with it at ralph has the whole community peaches in for instance, to silver plate debates, various chemicals, a combined and react with the it. this creates the silvery gleam inside the ornament and the luminosity of the beads. perfect for decoration, christmas trees. the trend of the creating christmas tree began at the 19th century and explode it. let's say after the 1st of out will the beach. they're perfect for christmas ornaments. they are tiny, they are light and they are military nowadays, the glass bead ornaments. grace christmas trees on every continent in the czech republic, their tradition dashing next centuries. originally they were made to take right fine clothing and cost you. 2020 unesco declared the chick gloss paper

upon the intangible world. cultural heritage. it meant a profound change. carouse has now monica and barbara has opened the doors to give to is too good for the 2000 international visitors annually. the world heritage site has spoken an altercation the felt a big responsibility for the community of the class workers here of our colleagues, because it's a you are totally visible for, for the whole world, for the whole public. and you need to handle that. the passions number, if a 20000 was more being added over time, design is create martin visions around. so it's a single ornament costs from $5.00 to $50.00. you runs school children and 20 all over the decoration. this is true and anticipation of christmas,

keeping the tradition of the gloss speeds of life hasn't always been easy for bob or couldn't have thought the people of the valley count on you are the last one is no other choice to serve the if you're craving snow and winter sports climate change has meant heading to higher altitudes, like in switzerland, stunning and getting region whiskey area around st more it's purchased at some 3000 meters above sea level, still enjoys plenty of snow. dw reporter lucas thing shows us this glamorous destination. the. i'm almost there, all that's left is this mountain past. this time i'm going to be pretty high up in

the, in the it's a valley and the swiss alps and it's my very 1st time my destination to saint margaret's. a place that stands for winter tourism like no other saint mar, it's used to be a simple farming village. but today you see massive hotels and shop windows with luxury items. tour guide is usually the place to go explained to me that winter tourism was the result of a bed between the hotel owner, $200.00 spotwood and a group of 4 summer travelers from england. and then they made a bear with me. yes. he said, come to save more rich and the winter, and if you don't like it, i'll pay for your trip from london to saint moritz and back. and if you like it, you can stay at my hotel for free as long as you'd like guys. and needless to say, he won the bed and as a result, st mertz became a popular trip destination in winter time to the international competitions. take place in

this with mountain town regularly. even the st. lawrence lake is used in winter for a rather unusual events, a polo tournament. slip out in december. we need about a week of minus 30 degree temperatures every night, ideally without any window, and then it freezes over nicely. it'll be covered in about half meter to one meter of snow. do you have what it is, the name of the sky area, and you're st more it's. we're going to an altitude of almost 3000 meters. and because i don't have a lot of experience leno's my ski instructor should help me on the slopes the i want to take it slow it 1st. the

yes. okay, perfect. perfect. where's the applause leaders? but when it gets a little steeper, i have to put in a lot of effort. and i'm glad when i make it down safely. tell you know, so lenise, what do you see? what grade would you give me for today? and again, for the northern tac pigeonhole, i think i've talked in board for today. i give you would be that you did very well, and that was a tough star. i'm really how to stop exit. thank you. you are a benevolent teacher. i've, i've or that is it so next time. all right, yes. so next time the, to me as a beginner fears and fun is pretty close to each other. but this is what makes it challenging. anyway, i will be of the king of the as of today this is santiago,

case originally from the going on. the bus has lift and work in the st. moore. it's for many years as a ski instructor in mountain bike guide. i go on a tour with him, followed by phone to business. what special about the i can get in for you personally, um and not to the nature of the gas. strong to me is great. uh. so the ambience, and coming to and get in as like, entering another world under the bed the, the highlight of the tour is cycling through the dark. the, and of course, the rewards that awaits us. the

more while i go with the phone do is calling the address you can start. yeah. go, how does it work before the in the house brought put a few pieces of bread on your plate and philip stab one with your fork. yeah, i just done good. so pulling up the ready for the next one. the police, if you lose your bread, you have to do the washing up so

if you really want to get moving in winter, the india dean is the perfect travel destination for you. but there's not only when to sports action here, that's also something that's increasingly difficult to find to date. and remote that i see an extra the needs of people making your red hot speeds. just follow also on instagram experience live styles, traditions dining and the on set along with the local people. so you will get up close and personal join us become a part of our community at dw underscore your in

the christmas. okay. kind of tony has a long tradition dating back to the 15th century, and it comes in a variety of flavors. but what you might not know is that some of the best kind of tony is made in an unlikely place of prison bakery in northern italy. behind these bars in the city of pa dwaa, in northern italy, prisoners craft exquisite bay treats the bakers are hardened criminals with long prison sentences. we are allowed to share their names for their crimes. god said, i've been in this prison for 14 years, a set as the design paying for what i did back in 20082011 that. oh, i used to have some real issues for i mean, that was funny. i definitely made a big mistake, but i've changed and i just keep learning stories. for now, they're mostly baking tony, tony, a traditional italian christmas cake to punch a tony from posterity,

a jump to in the prison are some of the best in italy. even pope francis has ordered some seed, which is not his real name is proud of this success. he's worked here for 3 and a half years. we make great products and i'm honored to be able to do this work. it does me good to put myself into my work here, murders fios e and others who have committed serious crimes are in prison. tier only those with good conduct, but still facing long sentences can work as bakers. otherwise, it's not worth the time to train them. the head, pastry chef counts the knives at the end of each day, just to be on the safe side. here they also learn to follow defined rules and schedules, and to respect their superiors. you need to be humble, patient and ready to learn, or you won't make it far in here. and kind of

toner does require patients. it takes 72 hours to make the sto. traditionally candied orange peels and raisins are added, but also chocolate ginger figs and lavender. my favorite type is with the marine, a new guy. everyone has their favorite pen and tony, depending on their taste, we make 1400 of them a day and there's just begins at 4 in the morning. it takes 3 days before the pony toner is done and in it's typical paper wrapping. once they're out of the the oven said, and his fellow bakers hang the cakes upside down. we turn them over fresh out of the oven. that helps them keep their round shape while cooling the inmates and there finish plenty, towing it all over the globe. $100000.00 a year, starting at 30 years apiece. plus due to the edge

auto also has a cafe in the center of puddle. and the company does turn a profit. almost everything here is from the prisons pastry shop. many customers have no idea these fine treats were baked by criminals. really nice. are they really, are they good faith for this? so i know the cakes were made in prison. that makes them all the better and hopefully helps the people. and besides their excellent quality, the inmate takers do actually have regular employment contracts and they receive a proper salary. my wages don't just help me. i also help my family. they need the money. many of the prisoners send dependent tony home for christmas on days. when i get out, i can work as a pastry baker in

a cost each area and i'm studying at a hotel management school, so i can enter that profession later. and it's not just a dream for sight. very few of the former prison bankers end up returning to a life of crime. one has even opened up his own pastry shop. in germany, there's a rich tradition of christmas craftsmanship from pyramids to net crackers and light arches. the artistry is unmatched. one highlight the iconic christmas angels from the eastern german region of saxony. when painting these charming little figures experience is keith fine, because you need dexterity the ability to paint and work with paints plus a steady hand. and it took over 6 different workshops in 6 weeks. to make these

christmas angels, they're known as the green jaime sion angels and are recognisable by the 11 dogs on their wings. they've been made for more than 100 years. and so i'm kind of sure a town in the mountains about 60 kilometers southwest of preston. but what makes them so special? designers, i especially from their design, is truly timeless with your present. and they have this innocent and carefree look hide. that is clearly one over people's hearts. the health and i mentioned the life event in tune have created some 2500 figures. to date, the treasure trove of models and technical drawings is carefully guarded. demand has always been, i want, disney was a fan in the swedish royal families to collect them today the company and system making the angels by hand. why is since the company was founded, everything's been made by hand,

so as it couldn't be made any other way and was condone guns. and you can do a lot with machines, but you're never going to the same attention to detail as before. so once out, you can see can only be done by hand expansion on the christmas. the angels are also connected to a story about strong women and emancipation. but more on that later every angel starts with a piece of wood from regional trees. the, what turner's workshop is that the heart of the process with a delicate individual parts. but the figures are made. the or a each angel consists of 14 elements or more, depending on the design. working as a wooden toymaker is a profession in its own right, involving vocational training. as you can see how the little individual pieces fit together to make

a complete figure. that's what so impressive and exciting about at the end of the day and you'll see what you've accomplished. at the end of this part of the company was founded in 1915 by 2 women. create an event in margaret to clean. at the time they were the odd women out. later agreed to and her sister in law always determine the state of the company. for decades. the angels appeared in 1923 achieving international renown and 1937 at the world's fair in paris, in winning a gold medal. the angels design has barely changed in their 100 years. and they've always stay true to their or mountain origins. as didn't have to do that, they were inventors who were trying to create something new, the impulse noise to it said that when there weren't invitations and i was my great and would say, okay, let's come up with something do my best to the most of the phase and some of us. so

innovation came from those new ideas and cuz i got divorced and this approach as well as stablished here. hey mike, this closest to home is deeply rooted, and of course that's reflected to an extent in our work. the family business also place has great value on documenting the history of the company for posterity. great events, way of cutting the woods, so the pieces could be glued together in a way that created the illusion of movement was her own innovation. today like back in the day, the angels are assembled furnished and then painted by hand the buses. and this is actually the final stage where i did read life into the angel by painting the face onto it, to push position because each talk more. and so another 3 in high mission angel has earned her wings. and on that angelic note, we come to the end of the show. be sure to follow us on social media for more fun

stories from around europe, from all of us here at your max. we wish you the very best during this festive holiday season. and we'll see you again next week. the

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great adaptive, and living see to europe of trees. generally reset on dw, the, the says dw nero's, and these are the top story. at least 2 people that have been confirmed that in germany, off to the call crashed into a crowded christmas market. authorities believe it was a deliberate act by a loan attack of the reason we're premier. so as a doctor from saudi arabia who have lived in germany since 2006 has been arrested the incident happened in the eastern city of monta book in saxony on how to state the man arrested us.