the, the christmas time means decorating the tree discover the standing hand blown glass beads from the czech republic hit the slopes in st. morris, switzerland, where europe in winter tourism was born and indulged in the story behind a prison made kind of tony that's a month in a least find these stories and more coming up on your own macs. the

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 does the german celebrate the holidays? and when is the official gift exchange? will take you inside a typical german christmas. this is miss shanda, an average gym and, and we're following him to see how jim and people do things the its christmas time in germany. and we want to know what his 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 for since the ration is on december, when people haile. and although it's not officially a public holiday and the 20 percent,

the germans were going to what today like 81 percent of germans mission is at least partly looking for which of christmas insane truths that organize sold almost hoffman. german stopped the christmas shopping in november, or even earlier, the 21 percent of german start to shop for gifts on christmas eve. like told me, for example, the lo sherman celebrate kylie chavez with close family members. and today, michelle is going to the this machine system. his father field is mother monica and stuff. he's children, emma and sophia, 81 percent of germans, regardless of religion. celebrate christmas. the display of a house,

a gentleman by identifying his 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. classic german sweets encourage done in a fruit bread made with raisins and protection. self made cookies. they were also mosley, pun, potatoes, and label. okay, gingerbread. ringback collection 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 tilt plan on christmas eve is gift giving all the shambles in german. and this is usually done before dinner to prevent the kids from becoming too annoying and gemini gift support. and 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 keeps. so it just gets, it gets the hi, meghan, uh kids have to make it full 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 disappointed in get the germans christmas eve dinner is a humble affair with a more lavish meal being said,

the next day, the 25th, the old christian tradition meant to begin 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 se, there's a sense of harmony is important for christmas. the only one in 3 dom and say they can truly relax over the festive period. the the, the just an hour later all seems 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 and yes and now the average german christmas. is it just of what is michelle? look a little lonely. perhaps he's looking for love as always like and described to average gather 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 feeds from the czech republic, the christmas ornaments glittering hand blown glass speeds or specialist handicraft that's being practiced in the northern check for public, 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 glasby production. deep in the czech republic, crystal valley is the village of 20 con, from here, rouses census ornaments around the world. barbara runs the workshop together with the husband marks its last blow. this is how the beads a night glass roads, a heated and pressed into a moment. it took him half a year to learn how to handle the gloss in a way to put in to break it the piece of his hand across. you need the skills and another house with 2 beds. federal, the equipment is very simple enough that you don't need equipment, that would cost millions. and so toby, it's a pretty split emilio on the schools, the making the gloss bates have been passed from generation to generation. and the pride along with it at ralph has the whole community purchasing,

for instance, to silver plate debates, various chemicals, a combined react with the this creates the silvery gleam inside the ornament and the luminosity of the beads. perfect. the decoration christmas trees the trend of the correct in christmas races begin 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 20. 20 eunice go. declared the chick gloss paper upon the intangible world. cultural heritage. it meant a profound change around. so it's 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, often 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 well being added over time, design is create motivations. paralysis single ornament costs from $5.00 to $50.00 euro's school children and 20 already decoration. this is treat patients of christmas, keeping the tradition of the glass be to live hasn't always been easy for bob or

cold have uh, fox, 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 altitude, 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 stig shows us this glamorous destination. the. i'm almost there, all this left is this mountain past. this time i'm going to be pretty high up in the, in the it's a valley in 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 bed in the fields. he said, come to save more rich in 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 died. 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. maurice lake is used in winter for

a rather unusual events. a total tournament. dip 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 one? it's uh, is the name of the sky area near 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. ok, 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 another thing, talk present all i think i've talked in god for today. i give you would be that you did very well and that was a tough star. well, i'm really how to stop exit. thank you. you are a benevolent teacher. i've, i've that you said 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 piece originally from the going on. the bus has lift and work in st. moore. it's for many

years as a ski instructor and mountain bike guide. i go on a tour with him, followed by phone do 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 india, dean is 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 that goes the phone do is calling

the draft. 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 or the phone of a tea ready for the next one? the police, if you lose your bread, you have to do the washing up. okay. so

if you really want to get moving in winter, the anchor 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. see an extra the means of people making your it's hot speech. just follow also on instagram experience live styles, traditions dining and the ox 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 cake. ton 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 potter watt in northern italy, prisoners craft exquisitely treats the bakers, a hardened criminals with long prison sentences. we are allowed to share their names for their crimes. because i've been in this prison for 14 years. a said the design paying for what i did back in 20082011 that. all. i used to have some real issues for what i mean. bill 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 traditionally tell you in christmas cake. it's a funny tony from posterity, a jump to in the prison are some of the best in italy. even pope francis is 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, murphy, ozi, 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, fix, 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 punch and tony is done. and 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 their finish punted towing. it all over the globe. $100000.00 a year, starting at 30 years apiece. plus the chimney edge, your toe also has a cafe in the center of puddle. and the company does turn

a profit. almost everything here is from the prison's pastry shop. many customers have no idea these fund 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 bakers 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 in 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. find cuz you need dexterity the ability to paint and work with paints plus a steady hand. and it took over 6 different workshops and 6 weeks to make these christmas angels, they're known as the green jaime sion angels and are recognizable by the 11 dogs on

their wings. they've been made for more than 100 years. and for any kind of share in 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 design. and they have this innocent and carefree look. 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 high. 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 and the same attention to detail as before. so the intel is and 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 one bath later every angel starts with a piece of wood from regional trees. 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 wouldn't toymaker is a profession in its own right, involving vocational training. here 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 the progress of the company was founded in 1915 by 2 women, but it's 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 soon as they were inventors who were trying to create something new, the input noise to it said that when they weren't invitations because my great and would say, okay, let's come up with something do my best to them. it looks like a phase and some people, so innovation came from those new ideas. and so i got those this approach as well

as stablished here. hey, mother of 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 the movement was her own innovation. today, like back in the day, the angels are assembled furnished and then painted by hand. the says i, this is actually the final stage where i did read life into the angel by painting the face onto it, to push does this because they 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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