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Was Macht Der Weihnachtsmann im Sommer?

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photo-7(Ein Weihnachtsgedicht von Dieter Kermas)

 

Was macht der Weihnachtsmann im Sommer?

 

Darüber hab ich lange nachgedacht.

Schläft er bis zur nächsten Heilignacht?

Zieht er den roten Mantel aus

und verlässt  sein Weihnachtshaus?

Weiden Rudi und auch Liese 

dann auf einer Rentierwiese?

Wird er im Süden Urlaub machen,

glatt rasiert, in Sommersachen?

Ob ich ihn dort vielleicht mal sehe,

so ganz allein und aus der Nähe?

Dann sage ich ihm, das ist doch klar,

meine Wünsche für das nächste Jahr!

 

© Dieter Kermas

 
 
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Dieter KermasDieter  Kermas, CaliforniaGermans Guest Author and a true Berliner, turned to writing after he retired from his profession as an engineer. Family and friends urged him to document his many experiences during his childhood in wartime Germany. This made for a collection of various essays which have been published here at CaliforniaGermans. Apart form his childhood memories he is also sharing some of his short stories and poems on CaliforniaGermans.  Dieter Kermas, who loves to write, is currently working on his first novel. Some of his work has been included in anthologies.
 
To get in touch with Dieter Kermas, please send an email with subject line “Dieter Kermas”  to: californiagermans@gmail.com
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Frohe Weihnacht – Season’s Greetings

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Season’s Greetings

Frohe Weihnachten – Merry Christmas – Happy Holidays

Wishing you the joy of family, the gift of friends, and the best of everything in 2013

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The historical center of Schöckingen in Baden-...
The historical center of Schöckingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, with christmas illuminations. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Frohe Weihnacht – Merry Christmas

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The tradition of Christmas Eve in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Many countries around the world celebrate Christmas in different ways and on different days. In Germany, Austria and the German part of Switzerland it is custom to celebrate Christmas on the evening of December 24th, and many families end the holy night with the midnight mass at local churches. In contrary to the American Christmas Eve parties the celebration is one mostly with only the immediate family. The days of the 25th and 26th are the days to visit other relatives and close friends and celebrate with them as well.

December 24th is also often the day when the Christmas tree is festively decorated together with the whole family and some pay a last visit to the Christkindel markets, which close that afternoon until next year’s Christmas season.

Who will bring the presents to the children in Germany? Well, this depends if one is from the south or the north. The children in the north of Germany traditionally have the “Weihnachtsmann” similar to Father Christmas bring the gifts in the evening, whereas in the
south of Germany, and also in Austria, children are waiting for the “Christkind” (Christ Child) to bring them presents.

With this CaliforniaGermans wishes you all a wonderful Merry Christmas, Fröhliche Weihnachten, and a prosperous and happy New Year!

If you would like to know where you can find a German Christmas Eve church service in your neighborhood, please follow the link to the German Consulate.

Happy Holidays!

Cornelia & CaliforniaGermans