| A | B |
|---|
| 1223 Francis of Assisi | first living nativity scene |
| Honey cake | Lebkuchen |
| who invented Lebkuchen | Medieval monks in the 13th century |
| famous Lebkuchen comes from? | Nürnberg |
| major ingredient of Lebkuchen | honey |
| Grimms Brothers made what famous? | Lebkuchenhaus |
| 1329 Naumburg (Saale) | Stollen |
| Stollen in Dresden in called? | Strietzel |
| Strietzelmarkt | oldest Christmas market in Dresden |
| Joseph Mohr | wrote lyrics "Stille Nacht" |
| Franz Gruber | wrote music for guitar to "Stille Nacht" |
| Dec 24 1818 Oberndorf | Mohr and Gruber performed "Stille Nacht" |
| translated into more than 300 languages | "Stille Nacht" |
| Sir Henry Coyle | requested first Christmas card |
| John Henry Horsley | designed first Christmas card |
| 1843 London | first Christmas card was designed |
| Louis Prang 1874 | German immigrant, "father of the Am. Christmas card" |
| Thomas Nast 1881 | Political cartoonist, drew first Santa |
| Rauschgoldengel | angel in Nürnberg 1700s |
| 6. Dezember | Nikolaustag |
| he brings sweets and fruits | Nikolaus |
| he brings coal or Rute | Knecht Ruprecht |
| Nikolausstiefel | kids put out Stiefel or Teller for Nikolaus |
| announced arrival of Christkind | die Glocke |
| modern symbol for good luck | Schneemann |
| E.T.A. Hoffmann 1816 | der Nussknacker |
| Tschaikowski 1892 | ballet Nutcracker |
| Strohstern | stars made of straw |
| used on German trees | Kerzen |
| Rodeln | luging |
| sleigh, sled | Schlitten |
| 1851 calendar | Adventskalender |
| 1839 Hamburg | first Adventskranz |
| Johann Heinrich Wichern | made first Adventskranz |
