 How do people in the German speaking countries celebrate Christmas. Find out about the different Christmas traditions - just click on the hyperlinks. On December 1, children can open the first door of their "Adventskalender". On the first day of Advent, people in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, people typically put up an "Adventskranz". On December 6, "Nikolaus" visits the children and leaves chocolate and candy in their boots. On December 24th (Christmas Eve) we celebrate Christmas and open our gifts. This is gift-giving ceremony is called "Bescherung". 
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