von Christine Burgmer | Dez. 7, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
Angel Gabriel and the Others One of the highlights of my primary school days was when I was Angel Gabriel in the school’s Nativity play. The pupils in my class dressed up as Mary, Joseph, angels, shepherds, stars, wise men and innkeepers. And with someone’s...
von Christine Burgmer | Dez. 6, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
Did You Put Your Shoes Out? Today is the Feast of St. Nicholas. (In the English-speaking world, we know him as Father Christmas or Santa Claus.) In Germany, it’s the day that children wake up to find their shoes filled with sweets and presents. But only if they...
von Christine Burgmer | Dez. 5, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
How Christmas Pudding Might Bring You Luck Christmas pudding is generally made five weeks before Christmas, on or after the last Sunday before the first Advent. Have you ever tried it? It’s made with all kinds of dried fruits, nuts, spices and black treacle—and...
von Christine Burgmer | Dez. 4, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
No Christmas Without Christmas Cake Stir-up Sunday* was last Sunday and would have been a great time to bake your Christmas cake. But why not make it today? This recipe here might inspire you. What I always enjoy most about preparing the Christmas cake is decorating...
von Christine Burgmer | Dez. 3, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
It’s Time for Christmas Adverts Our television isn’t connected. And that means that we don’t see many adverts nowadays. I don’t miss the television, but I do miss watching English adverts. Especially the ones before Christmas. But we now can watch them on...
von Christine Burgmer | Dez. 2, 2022 | Sparks, Uncategorized |
Do You Love Christmas Lights, Too? You’ve probably seen the Christmas lights go up in your town. If not, you might like to take some time off to go and see them. This is precisely what we did as a family years ago. We travelled up to London to see the spectacular...
