Question 271
Was ist in Deutschland ein Brauch zu Weihnachten?What is a Christmas tradition in Germany?
Options
- bunte Eier versteckenhide colorful eggs
- einen Tannenbaum schmückendecorate a Christmas tree
- sich mit Masken und Kostümen verkleidendress up with masks and costumes
- Kürbisse vor die Tür stellenplace pumpkins in front of the door
Explanation
Putting up and decorating a fir tree is a long-standing Christmas custom in Germany. Colored eggs belong to Easter, costumes to Carnival (Fasching), and pumpkins to Halloween; none of those are part of traditional German Christmas celebrations.
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