Tag: advent calendar
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December 16, 2008 03:02 PM EST --
The origin of the Advent Calendar can be traced back to the 19th. Century. The first styles came from the protestant area. So religious families made a chalk line for every day in December until Christmas . . .
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December 01, 2009 07:18 PM EST --
She received a Advent calendar from grandma...I didn't know what it was called but I remember taking the candy out of them when I was little...so everyday Sammi will be opening a door on it and getting . . .
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November 11, 2009 08:22 PM EST --
Looking in the Sunday ads this week the LEGO Advent Calendar in the Target ad caught my eye. I tried to buy it that day with the $5 off coupon, but they had already sold out. Today I looked . . .
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December 08, 2007 01:56 AM EST --
Advent is a time of joyful preparation for the Christmas Season. It is also a time of reflection.
The traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas are lovely and fun to share with your family. . . .
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December 07, 2007 03:38 AM EST --
Now that Saint Nicholas Day (and all the preparations for it) is past, it is time to make Lebkuchen. You don't eat these right away. They are much better if you store them in a nice cookie tin for . . .
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December 10, 2007 02:50 AM EST --
Last week I shared my Mama's Lebkuchen recipe with you. It is delicious, but if you want to build a Lebkuchen Haus, here is one that is better for that:
3 c flour
9 oz honey (if you . . .
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December 11, 2007 02:26 PM EST --
Isn't it strange sometimes? On Sunday I saw a field full of geese on my way to visit friends. When I told the mother of the little girl I am working with this week, she told me all about them. . . .
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December 19, 2007 02:23 AM EST --
This is traditional - a loaf cake baked with lots of honey. It stores well and tastes best after it has been kept for several days, to mellow out the flavors.
Honigkuchen
3 c flour (this is good . . .
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September 25, 2006 09:30 AM EDT --
I am curious as to how many of you use one. I have been wanting to do this with my kids. I think it would be a great tradition to start. I am interesting in making one that could be used year after year . . .
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November 29, 2007 11:54 PM EST --
clipped from www.theadventhouse.com
Ever since I saw National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, I've wanted this advent calendar. . . .
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December 06, 2007 02:02 AM EST --
On the 6 th of December all German children pop right out of bed and rush to see what Saint Nicholas has put into their shoes. There may be apples, tangerines, candy, gingerbread men, chocolate, lebkuchen, . . .
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December 09, 2007 04:46 AM EST --
Good morning dear Gather Friends!
Today is the second Sunday in Advent. On the Advent Wreath, two candles will burn this whole week.
The Advent Sundays are a time for families to gather together. . . .
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December 12, 2007 02:44 AM EST --
Reading Sheila's gingerbread story made me long for some, so I dusted off the recipe we have been using in my family for the last 45 years and took it vegan too! You can make it either way... . . .
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December 13, 2007 12:00 PM EST --
The Germans have many traditional recipes for Christmas cookies... this is the week for spicy ones. They are usually better if stored for a few days before eating! These are a very favorite kind... . . .
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December 14, 2007 02:42 AM EST --
Several people have asked about the origin and meaning of the Advent Wreath. Let me offer a brief history.
The Advent Wreath was first used by Pastor Johann Hinrich Wichern, who founded an orphanage . . .
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December 18, 2007 03:34 AM EST --
Advent and Christmas in Germany would not be complete without a visit to a Christmas market. There are the big and famous ones of course: Nuernberg comes to mind, Munich and Ulm too. Austria has its share . . .
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December 22, 2007 05:42 AM EST --
The other day we were in Fellbach together, looking at the stalls of a little Christmas Market. I didn't think I would go to The Weihnachtsmarkt in Stuttgart this year, but when friends asked me . . .
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December 23, 2007 06:50 AM EST --
Today is the fourth Sunday in Advent. We will light all four candles!
It is time for another story. I am retelling another one I heard. It is set in simpler times and a simpler place...
God's . . .
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November 18, 2009 08:39 PM EST --
I was one of the lucky winners in d.d.'s Cocktail Time raffles. I won this advent calendar.
It came in the mail today. Very cool and what a speedy delivery. :)
Thanks d.d.! . . .
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December 16, 2007 06:10 AM EST --
It is Sunday again - the third Sunday in Advent. I think we want a story today. As before, I did not make this up, it is a retelling of one I heard...
There was once a man who found a . . .
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