You put them on your tree every year, but have you ever wondered — why? Why do we hang glass balls on a tree? It’s really kind of strange if you think about it. Yet we do it all around the world, year ...

Germany hosts world-famous Christmas markets, but you can find them in North America Markets often sell ornaments, traditional German fare and mulled wine Chicago, Denver and Baltimore are among ...

NUREMBERG, Germany — Nativity scenes carved of wood, ornaments, candles, ... Germany’s roughly 500 Christmas markets have renewed importance as weather vanes of the national mood.

A Southern California native went looking for an old-fashioned Christmas. She found it in the “Christmas ornament town” of Seiffen, tucked in Germany’s Ore Mountains.

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From twinkle lights to mountainous Christmas trees and mulled wine, these Christmas markets in German cities like Berlin and Cologne are the ultimate winter escape.

It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany, blowing glass ornaments and painting them by hand. But today, most Christmas decorations are mass-produced in China ...

The decorating of a Christmas tree is a long held tradition around the world that began in Germany. In the 1600s, trees were decorated with apples in honor of "Adam and Eve Day" on Dec. 24.

Germany has exported its Christmas market ... while you can buy eco-ornaments and presents at the green market on Sophienstraße while the Lucia market goes ... dispensed from traditional wooden huts.