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Advent!   

You may have noticed that it is getting colder day by day. Winter is close and that means Christmas is coming soon too. How do people in Sapporo celebrate Christmas?

In Germany we welcome Christmas in a special way. Not only is Christmas and Christmas Eve important to us, but the four weeks before the event as well. On every Sunday during those four weeks the family spends time together. We decorate the house, bake and eat Christmas cookies, light candles and listen to Christmas songs. In the early evening we usually visit the Christmas Market and have a Glühwein, a hot wine punch.

Those four Sundays before Christmas are called ‘Advent’, which means ‘arrival’! In short we are awaiting the arrival of Jesus Christ. To me this is the most wonderful way to celebrate Christmas time. This year the first Advent will be on November 27th! I am planning to put the Christmas tree up that day!

And how will you prepare for Christmas?

Hien (Germany)

by chitchatcafe | 2011-11-01 17:40 | 英会話 プライベート レッスン

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