By: Hunter Goreham #12

 Map of Germany and flag. the population in Germany in 2012 was million  is

 In Germany Christmas is on 6 of December, and they find presents 5th and 6thof December. Preps start on the first of December. 

 In Germany to say merry Christmas they say frohe weilnachten. In Germany the main language spoken is German.

German Christmas tree German Christmas tree In Germany they do have Christmas trees. They are very colorful and bright With some cookies, apples, nuts,toy cars and trains,lights,candy,family treasures and angles.

 In Germany they call Santa saint Nicholas.  Kids put there boots and shoes by the doorstep and or by the fire place and saint Nicholas fills them with goodies and candies.  Saint Nicholas wears a red and white suit with a red cape, and white gloves and a big beard and a red hat

 In Germany they like cookies and roast goose and they eat long peaces of bread with bursting with nut,raisins citrons and dried fruit. they also love ginger bread man and houses.

 If you have been good you will get what you have asked for and your boot will be filled.  If you have been bad your boot will be filled with twigs and sticks

 Gingerbread Man Cookies Recipe  Yield: Makes 16 5-inch long cookies.  Add to shopping list  Ingredients  Cookies  3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour  3/4 teaspoon baking soda  3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter (room temperature, softened)  1/2 cup dark-brown sugar, packed  1 Tbsp ground ginger  1 Tbsp ground cinnamon  1/2 teaspoons ground cloves  1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg  1/4 teaspoon finely ground black pepper  1/2 teaspoon salt  1 large egg  1/2 cup unsulfured molasses  Optional raisins, chocolate chips, candy pieces, frosting  Royal Icing  1 egg white  1/2 teaspoon lemon juice  1 3/4 cup confectioners sugar (powdered sugar)  Method

 1 In a large bowl, vigorously whisk together the flour, baking soda, and spices. Set aside.  2 In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Mix in eggs and molasses. Gradually add the flour mixture; combine on low speed. (You may need to work it with your hands to incorporate the last bit of flour.) Divide dough in thirds; wrap each third in plastic. Chill for at least 1 hour or overnight. Before rolling out, let sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes. If after refrigerating the dough feels too soft to roll-out, work in a little more flour.  3 Heat oven to 350°. Place a dough third on a large piece of lightly floured parchment paper or wax paper. Using a rolling pin, roll dough 1/8 inch thick. Refrigerate again for 5-10 minutes to make it easier to cut out the cookies. Use either a cookie cutter or place a stencil over the dough and use a knife to cut into desired shapes. Press raisins, chocolate chips, or candy pieces in the center of each cookie if desired for "buttons".  4 Transfer to ungreased baking sheets. Bake until crisp but not darkened, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Let sit a few minutes and then use a metal spatula to transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate as desired. 

 Violins are a very important people around Christmas time.  Violins are people that follow Santa around the town.  If kids are very good they will be given a present from the violin.

 If you do not eat will on Christmas eve they believe they will be haunted by daemons.  They believe the running rivers on Christmas eve they tern to wine and animals will talk to each other.

 Photos  Flag as background: 123rf.com.  Flag: wikipedia.  map: lonely planet.com.  Santa photo: twoboysonegirllandercrazymom.com.  Boot full of twigs: visualphotos.com.  Presents: the celegraph.  Froche weilnachten photo: fahenfaue.idu.  Ginger bread man photo:studentgide.uadiedu.  Tree photo: tree-for-xmas.ipg.

 Population :Country meters  Good or bad : the northpole.com  Important people : northpole.com  Gingerbread man: simplyrecpies.com  Santa Claus the northpole.com  When is it celebrated : the northpole.com  German Christmas tree : tree-for-xmas sipipg How to say merry Christmas : the northpole.com  Unique facts : the northpole.com  Food : the northpole.com