A giant Christmas tree was taken down and fed to Himalayan tahr in Germany. Footage shows the 100-year-old fir tree towering 59ft (18m) being chainsawed off the garden of Schonbrunn Palace on January ...

While these familiar traditions fill the air with warmth ... It is not just fun, gifts, and cheer with Christmas in Germany and Austria. There is also this dark side to it, so let's introduce ...

In the 19th century, the tradition of counting down to Christmas four Sundays before ... hanging giant advent calendars from buildings in Germany are popular in the recent years.

The country’s food agency warned against using evergreens in food after the city of Ghent suggested an unusual form of ...

Although France shares many Christmas traditions with its European neighbours ... Reuters Strasbourg in the Alsace region bordering Germany proclaims itself the "Capital of Christmas" and is ...

Getty Putting up a Christmas tree has become a tradition around the world but it is believed to have originated in Germany as early as the 16th century. However in Germany it is also custom to ...

The weeks leading up to Christmas have always been my favorite time, so my parents’ habit of decorating late drove me crazy.

From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa Claus, tinsel and turkey. Attending Christmas church services is ...

The story of stollen begins in medieval Saxony, in what is now modern-day Germany. Known then as ‘Christstollen’, it was created as a Christmas ... with the fasting traditions of Advent.

Actress Suzanne Bernert, who recently appeared in the TV show Pyar Ka Pehla Naam: Radha Mohan, is celebrating Christmas in Germany with ... cherished traditions, and spreading happiness with ...

Cultural diversity is a beautiful thing, and learning about traditions in other countries is always an enriching, eye-opening ...

And this is because every year the royals exchange gifts a day earlier, on Christmas Eve, which is a festive tradition from parts of mainland Europe including Germany. Royal commentator Richard ...