The annual German Christmas Celebration will take place from 4-8 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Amherst Historical Society’s Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Ave. in Amherst. The free event invites guests to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No one celebrates Christmas quite like the Germans, who gave us Christmas trees and Advent calendars. German Christmas markets are ...

There’s no denying the vast appeal of Europe’s traditional Christmas markets – the sparkling lights, festive shopping, local food favorites, joyful faces and the steaming mugs of Glühwein, of course.

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the ...

There’s something truly magical about the way Christmas used to be celebrated. Take a look at these wonderful old photos of vintage German Christmas pageants that perfectly capture the spirit of the ...

Like a German child’s fantasy, Nurnberg’s fairy-godmother-like teenage angel stretched out her arms and said, “If you’re very, very gentle…you can touch my wings.” I stayed seated while little ...