In Germany, today is the First Advent тАУ meaning the first of the for Sundays before Christmas. It is often the last Sunday in November, but this year, it happens to be exactly on December first. Advent is here the time we spend in preparation for the рдХреНрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдорд╕ celebrating, lighting one candle every Sunday.
The sixth of December is a very special day, Nicholas day. The prior evening, everyone in the house is cleaning their largest pair of shoes and putting it in front of the fireplace (or another special place). The рдЕрдЧрд▓рд╛ morning, the shoes are filled with sweets тАУ if the children have been...
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