At the end of October we asked you for your comments on the Monday Podcast. Although we didn’t receive a large amount, the ones we did get were very detailed and have helped us to plan the future direction of the podcast.
Unfortunately, Maria has decided to leave the podcast at the end of this year to concentrate on other projects. She will, however, continue to produce German Words Explained with me.
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The Christmas markets in Germany are known by various different names, most commonly Weihnachtsmarkt, Christkindlmarkt, or Adventmarkt.
The markets offer traditional food and drink, such as Lebkuchen or Glühwein, but also craftwork such as Christmas tree decorations.
There are markets in most German towns. In the larger towns they run for most of Advent, the smaller ones are only for a weekend.
The most famous markets are Nuremberg, Dresden, Erfurt, Frankfurt and Cologne.
In the coming podcasts we will be talking more about German Christmas traditions.
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Buß- und Bettag is a day celebrated in the Evangelical Church. It is a day on which to change one’s direction and to turn to God as the Church year comes to an end and we move towards Advent.
It was previously a national holiday, but this was changed from 1995 onwards to finance the new Pflegeversicherung. It remains a holiday in Saxony.
Many families start their Christmas preparations on this day, for example they bake the first Christmas biscuits.
To hear a simple explanation and a short discussion in German, listen to the podcast:
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