A Family TraditionA Family Tradition
Marietta Katherin Marietta Katherin KuhlKuhl
December 15, 2010December 15, 2010
The traditionsThe traditions
““The Best of all gifts around any The Best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: The presence Christmas tree: The presence of a happy family all wrapped of a happy family all wrapped up in each other”up in each other”
Burton HillisBurton Hillis
Family traditions Family traditions
German and Irish traditionsGerman and Irish traditions Kuhl CelebrationKuhl Celebration Anderson CelebrationAnderson Celebration How we celebrate nowHow we celebrate now
German and Irish German and Irish traditionstraditions
German:German: Santa Claus is Santa Claus is
known as known as WeinactsmannWeinactsmann
Celebrate two days Celebrate two days of Christmas of Christmas
The Tannebaum is The Tannebaum is the Christmas treethe Christmas tree
Irish:Irish: Leave a lit candle in Leave a lit candle in
the windowthe window A ring of holly is A ring of holly is
placed on doorsplaced on doors ““Merry Christmas” in Merry Christmas” in
Gaelic is “Nollaig Gaelic is “Nollaig Shona Duit”Shona Duit”
German traditions German traditions cont.cont.
A children's verse is: A children's verse is: Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann,Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann,sieh mich nicht so böse an.sieh mich nicht so böse an.Stecke deine Rute ein,Stecke deine Rute ein,will auch immer artig sein.will auch immer artig sein.
Kuhl celebrationKuhl celebration
• Grandma Kuhl Grandma Kuhl would bake would bake German cookiesGerman cookies
• They would have a They would have a manger set outmanger set out
• The tree topper The tree topper was an angelwas an angel
Anderson celebrationAnderson celebration
• Mom and Grandma would bake sugar Mom and Grandma would bake sugar cookiescookies
• Always use a star topperAlways use a star topper
• Always have a PoinsettiaAlways have a Poinsettia
How we celebrate nowHow we celebrate now
• We open one present on Christmas We open one present on Christmas EveEve
• We use grandma Kuhl’s tree topperWe use grandma Kuhl’s tree topper
• We used to give our dogs giftsWe used to give our dogs gifts
TraditionsTraditions
““Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.”Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.”William Somerset William Somerset
MaughamMaugham
Merry Christmas and Happy New YearMerry Christmas and Happy New Year
Works CitedWorks Cited
www.vistawide.com/german/christmas/www.vistawide.com/german/christmas/german_christmas_traditions.htmgerman_christmas_traditions.htm
www.ireland-information.com/articles/www.ireland-information.com/articles/irishchristmastraditions.htmirishchristmastraditions.htm
http://translate.google.comhttp://translate.google.comhttp://www.bettyschristmashouse.com/http://www.bettyschristmashouse.com/
ornament/images/ornament/images/tree_topper_star_red.jpgtree_topper_star_red.jpg
Works Cited cont.Works Cited cont.
http://www.kayburton.co.uk/images/http://www.kayburton.co.uk/images/portraits/Saint%20Nicholas.jpg portraits/Saint%20Nicholas.jpg
http://www.cookiemadness.net/http://www.cookiemadness.net/germanchoccookieforblog.jpg germanchoccookieforblog.jpg
www.lockergnome.com/midi/www.lockergnome.com/midi/
http://http://www.backgroundsforcomputers.net/www.backgroundsforcomputers.net/images/christmas-backgrounds.jpgimages/christmas-backgrounds.jpg
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