i just wanna say that today in germany is nikolaustag (jour de la St. Nicolas, santa claus day) the kids clean their boots (yesterday night) and put them infront the door, so they find in the morning THIS MORNING, sweets in it:chocolate, tangerine, nuts, ... of course in this time they get little presents too like, socks, maybe gloves...or bigger things???
i got nothing !!! egyptian mom !!!!
so i wish everyone a happy nikolaus
begad, im just bored and wanna write something so excuse if its just nonsense BUT DONT FORGET, for the kids its EVERYTHING !!!!
greets kerry
Posted by Pink Lily (Member # 3567) on :
Hi Kerry,
well I cleaned the boots and I stuffed some sweets into them. Kids were all excited!
I didn't get anything either; actually I did when I went to the bank this morning they give little chocolate "nikolaeuschen" away to each customer.
Have a good day! Posted by Merima (Member # 9658) on :
I LOVE this time of year in Germany. First, thereīs "Nikolaus", then the four Advent-weekends until Christmas and then of course Christmas itself. Unfortunatelly, we donīt have much snow in this part of Germany, but itīs still a very nice and warm atmosphere everywhere. My family is not Christian, but still I like all these customs so much.
BTW.: I stuffed my siblingsī boots, too. My brother is 20, but he was happy to receive some sweets, money and a small letter from "Santa" :-)
Posted by MisplacedinAlex (Member # 4811) on :
I love all magical fun feelings for children in any form..I would love to see a German Christmas with snow. I am over in Egypt with 70 degree weather and no signs of the HOliday. Whah! THis sounds so nice..similar to stocking stuffings for me...I always like to find the little things like the chocolate coins covered, cherry chap stick, funny socks, favorite candies, maybe a gift certificate rolled up in their...fa la la la la sorry you didn't get any candy .. What else is unique to German Christmas?
Posted by Dalia (Member # 1230) on :
quote:Originally posted by MisplacedinAlex: I love all magical fun feelings for children in any form..I would love to see a German Christmas with snow. I am over in Egypt with 70 degree weather and no signs of the HOliday.
We can swap! I'm in Germany at the moment and I really wish I could be in Egypt; I don't like this time of the year at all. Posted by Sadeeqy (Member # 9759) on :
Hi, Kerry! I hate the cold, but i love the holidays! I'm always happy to buy gifts for all my friend and family, and i'm thrilled when their faces light up, even they aren't children anymore. My son was yelling yodlers all over the house, because he finally got from St. Nicholas the leather jacket he was dreaming about. He even slept with that jacket and i could't make him to take it off. I would love to be in Egypt now, to feel the sun on my face, but unfortunately, this will remain just a dream. I'm stucked here, with this awful weather!
Posted by Kerry (Member # 6310) on :
hey here the same i really dont like the winter at all im every year in december in cairo and im happy i ll come next week and will let the cold behind me
but its nice when the city is full of lights and xmasstuff and the children and all the houses which r decorated...thats really pretty but not my taste, i like it warm, i dont like it when the cold bother me but i think if i ll have kids oneday i would love to make them a nice xmas time until than i ll go to cairo year for year !!!
Posted by Pink Lily (Member # 3567) on :
quote:Originally posted by MisplacedinAlex: I love all magical fun feelings for children in any form..I would love to see a German Christmas with snow. I am over in Egypt with 70 degree weather and no signs of the HOliday. Whah! THis sounds so nice..similar to stocking stuffings for me...I always like to find the little things like the chocolate coins covered, cherry chap stick, funny socks, favorite candies, maybe a gift certificate rolled up in their...fa la la la la sorry you didn't get any candy .. What else is unique to German Christmas?
German Christmas is magical....... my favourite time of the year (it only gets topped by a beach holiday in Egypt! because I also totally dislike cold weather. )
Posted by Kerry (Member # 6310) on :
Bravo Pink lily i like ur opinion important is that egypt cant top christmastime it wouldnt fit at all last year i was at a friends house it looks like in the states the apartment all was red-white-green a xmastree and it looked so pretty but i felt its wrong in egypt, but im happy that they goin forward to be little stylish too
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