December means that Christmas will soon be upon us. And, I’ll be posting an A – Z of Christmas vocabulary you might need when speaking to foreign customers and colleagues. So let’s get going with A ….
The time before Christmas, what we call the season of Advent, is a bit different in England. And, of course, every family has its own traditions. Our family, for example, has a mix of English and German traditions.
There are advent calendars (which are used to keep track of how many days are left until Christmas) and wreaths (though they are often without candles and hung on the front doors) in England. And people also have Christmas trees, but these are often set up indoors at the beginning of the Advent season. Quite different to what people do here in Germany.
Thanks, Christine; very interesting!
I am delighted, Christine, to be nominating you for the Liebster Award, which is designed to draw others’ attention to interesting blogs with fewer than 3,000 followers. The details of the Award can be found in my post at: http://flaming-english.com/2014/12/03/no-61-misc-the-liebster-award/
Very best wishes. Anna
What a surprise to be nominated for the Liebster Award, Anna. Thank you very much for considering me. I am truly honoured. However, I cannot accept as I simply don’t have the time to do the award justice. I am extremely busy running two language training businesses. This means that I have very little time for writing.
I will, however, look at the other sites you have nominated and try to continue reading your entertaining posts.
Best wishes
Christine