A Good Old German Christmas

As modified through the ages

Joel R. Dennstedt
ENGAGE
Published in
5 min readDec 7, 2023

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A traditional-looking living room decorated for Christmas. A fireplace, a Christmas tree, and strings of lights on the floor illuminate the room.
Image by RobertBreitpaul from iStock Photos

My maternal grandfather was German.

My maternal grandmother was German.

My paternal grandfather was German.

My paternal grandmother was Scotch/Irish.

Oops.

I know very little about old German Christmas traditions. I'm not familiar with their…

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Joel R. Dennstedt
ENGAGE

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