Ding-a-ling vs. Ho-Ho-Ho - Best-of the heavenly gift-bringers
Who brings the presents at Christmas? Children do not agree at all,
and this question is also hotly debated worldwide.
Silently a sleigh full of presents floats through the night.
Santa Claus is on his way. Or is it rather the Christ Child?
Experience has shown that Austrian children are longing for the Christ Child.
Elsewhere, the heavenly gift-bringer is also known as Santa Claus,
Father Christmas, Père Noël or Babbo Natale, but he always brings presents.
It doesn't matter whether he comes with or without reindeers, with or without sleigh and how
he gets through the fireplace into the living room.
No wonder that children spoil the bringer of gifts: with
poems and thank-you letters (Italy and USA) or pâté and whiskey (Ireland).
Only in Russia has the communist revolution replaced him with Father Frost, who still makes his grand entrance on New Year's Eve.
He did not allow to be completely ousted there either.
More inspirations for Advent & Christmas
Family and friends, that's what counts – Merry Christmas!
Probably we have all changed in the last months. Less «me», more «we». This will also be felt in the coming weeks.
Advent and Christmas 2021 - the most romantic trends
Fancy a contemplative, glittering, magical Christmas time? Here you will find the newest trends: from traditional and natural to trendy and glamorous.
In search of Xmas? Get inspiration LIVE in your region
If trends are not enough for you, because you prefer to get inspiration live, then you should not miss the many Advent exhibitions of the flower stores.
Advent with witches, gnomes, elves and kobolds
Abracadabra! There are countries where beings endowed with magical powers do crazy things during Advent or are helpful and even bring gifts.
Ding-a-ling vs. Ho-Ho-Ho - Best-of the heavenly gift-bringers
Who brings the presents at Christmas? Swiss children do not agree at all, and this question is also hotly debated worldwide.
Mistletoe? I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus
Already kissed under the mistletoe? There used to be rules for that. But mistletoe was also full of symbolism, even in the days of the druids and ancient Romans.
Conifers are little wonders
Why do coniferous trees not lose their needles? And how do they survive the winter when the water freezes and cannot be absorbed by the roots? Here are the answers.