St Barbara’s Day or the feast of St Barbara on December 4th is celebrated in parts of Germany as ... and may have even given rise to the modern traditions of Christmas. The twigs for St Barbara ...

12—The Belsnickel — wearing furs, smeared in soot and waving a bundle of birch switches — visited ... holiday season and Pennsylvania German Christmas traditions. "Christmas on the Farm ...

The latest deadly assault on a beloved German tradition illustrates the challenge of holiday safety. For years, Germany has been strengthening security measures around Christmas markets in reaction to ...