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

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 ...

Though he may be less well-known than Krampus, perhaps no Christmas figure is quite as bizarre as Belsnickel. Clad in ...

Ever since Britain's first Christmas celebration in 521AD, we have accumulated many traditions. Eating a strange bird, ...

which translates to "Merry Christmas." As for Christmas traditions in France, Advent calendars are popularly given to children ... means "Merry Christmas" in German. Even those with no religious ...

The scrappy, Christmas-loving German immigrants who founded this Hill Country hamlet 178 years ago brought with them one of the most iconic traditions ... hotel will give even repeat visitors ...

Former US President Jimmy Carter is remembered in China for bringing an end to decades of hostility and establishing diplomatic relations with Beijing – at the expense of Taiwan. The diplomatic switch ...

A family has been forced to switch off their Christmas lights after local 'Scrooges ... featuring over 7,000 lights and numerous inflatables in a tradition dating back 23 years.

Haseloff told dpa that he was on his way to Magdeburg but couldn’t immediately give ... in Italy. Christmas markets are a huge part of German culture as an annual holiday tradition cherished ...

In 2012, he and other NFL fans in Germany started a tradition ... on Christmas – a Grinch-like move by the NFL schedule makers. Last year it was San Francisco and this year it's Houston. Given ...

In the small town of Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, a three-day Christmas market is held offering traditional German festive food ... children are often given cookies, candies and gifts under their ...