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Another tradition we have is that we give our children an Advent Calendar. The calendar is used to count the days down until Christmas. Our children gladly open the hidden windows to find a chocolate a day until Christmas day. This is another tradition we bring from our German roots. Thank you Oma!
At Christmas time we get out the Christmas Pyramid (carousel). From the angle which I took this picture you cannot see the wisemen, and the manger. The kids especially like watching the carousel spin when the candles are lit. Traditionally the pyramids show the scene of the Saviour's birth.
This is another activity that we do at Christmas time. This tradition mostly comes from our German side of the family. The traditional thing to do is to create your house like your home or village, then in the new year, you break apart the house and eat them. For information on Gingerbread Houses go here. 
December 6th, Saint Nicholas comes to visit early in the morning. If you leave our your shoes he is known to give out fruit, nuts, little gifts and candy. This is another tradition we have at Christmas time. This come from our German heritage. Saint Nick did visit our home as seen is this blurry picture I took with my iPhone.
At Christmas time we get out our Matryoshka doll to display it. Our children like to take the dolls apart and put them back together again. The set we have now is the traditional peasant girl in a traditional dress. We used to have a more Christmas oriented set. Which included Joseph, then Mary, a sheep dog, a lamb and the the baby Jesus. This is just another one of our Christmas traditions.
Another tradition we have is that we give our children an Advent Calendar. The calendar is used to count the days down until Christmas. Our children gladly open the hidden windows to find a chocolate a day until Christmas day. This is another tradition we bring from our German roots. Thank you Oma!
