“Christmas Pack 1″ is a collection of 13 transcripts, each in their own PDF file. The pack is a ZIP file containing the 13 PDFs and is available from the AllThingsGerman Download Store.

The transcripts in this pack are:

• Weihnachtsmarkt
• Nikolaustag
• Lebkuchen
• Glühwein
• Nußknacker
• Heiligabend
• Dominosteine
• Weihnachtspyramide
• Spekulatius
• Das Christkind
• Schwibbogen
• Räucherkerzen
• Der Weihnachtsmann

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The word Dominostein is used to describe a small baked sweet that is eaten at Christmas time in Germany.  It is made up of two or three layers, the base being Lebkuchen, the middle fruit jelly, and the top layer marzipan or persipan.  This is then covered in a thin chocolate coating.

Dominosteine are a relatively recent invention.  They were created in Dresden in 1936 and were popular during the Second World War as a form of sweet due to the small amounts of ingredients needed to make them.

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