Welcome to Germany!
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Frohliche WeihnachtenIn
Germany, Christmas celebrations usually begin around December 1st.
Evenings are set aside to start baking spiced cakes, cookies, getting
presents, and decorating. On the eve of December 5th, a boot is left
outside the house and if the child was good, there would be presents,
and if you were a naughty child, there would be nothing but a rod.
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