delivered by Knecht Ruprecht, a mythical figure dressed in animal skins. From Christmas Eve through all of Christmas Day and the next day, stores are closed and all work stops as families exchange gifts, attend church, and wish one another Fröhliche Weihnachten (happy Christmas.) Around the world, every custom celebrates Christmas in a different way...as with famalies in the same culture.
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!” This beloved carol echoes in the minds of most when the cool December weather brings the red and green décor to homes and shops. Why does everyone presume that Christmas falls in the month of December, much less December 25? Over the centuries, historians and scholars attempted to discover the true origin of this now widely recognized date. While it is impossible to truly pinpoint the exact reasoning, many theories and ideas, such as the History of Religions