In the US there's spiked hot cider and egg nog during Christmastime. NYC does have holiday markets around the city...small markets in various neighborhoods. It's not on the same scale as Europe, but they're there and you get little trinkets for the holidays.
The difference in Christmas trees is that in Germany the Nordmann fir is particularly popular, while in America Fraser firs are used. I bought a Fraser fir this year. 10€ more and I had to go to a special shop because these trees are not available at the usual Christmas tree markets. The tree was worth the effort.
Yup! Growing up in Canada, my German mom once went out of her way to buy a German tree - and as a 12 year old - I asked my mom if we got poor .... Looks a bit like the one left over at the lot for Charlie Brown
The thing about Glühwein is, that its best in the cold outside. And since public drinking is a no go in the US its understandable that its not so widely spread.
@@arnodobler1096 Yeah I´ve seen a few videos about that. Chicago has a high percentage of people with german herritage and its the seat of some of the biggest cultural exchange societies between our countries in the US. But I think they have to have extra permits just to serve the alcohol there.
The mulled wine sounds like the Jamacian sorrel drink. But it's made with rum. 1 lb (453.59 g) Fresh sorrel 5 oz (141.75 g) Fresh ginger Thinly sliced 10 Pimento berries (allspice) 1 Cinnamon stick Or three cinnamon leaves 1 cup (0.24 l) White rum Or the amount of rum that you wish 1 1/2 cup (300 g) Sugar Sweeten to your taste 6 cups (1.89 l) Water
Happy Holidays! I love Germany during the holiday for most of the reasons you mentioned. Hubby and I were planning to be in Germany for the holiday but surgery took precedence. Anyway, in America the closest thing we have to a holiday drink is Warm Apple Cider or Eggnog. Hubby and I spent time in France one Christmas and like Germany they do Chaud Vin which is hot wine. We loved it! Just moved to Middle East and surprised at their love of Christmas and how they go all out with lights and fireworks. Was quite spectacular! Love Europe’s Christmas Markets. All we have in the US are Farmers Markets, which can be lovely depending on the state you live in.
I visited Austria for the first time recently and they have some similarities as well. I actually enjoyed mulled wine and it does feel a little weird the celebrate Christmas on the 24th lol
Someone already answered most likely….but we drink eggnog only at Christmas. In my region we also drink Russian Tea. Many Americans also are really into baking cookies and even gifting them at Christmas.
In Germany and Austria Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ, which was allegedly happening in a stable during night. (It was of course not on the 24th of December, this date was later defined to mingle the advent of Christ with the old German winter solstice celebrations. As in Germany Stanta doesn‘t have to come through the chimney during night, there es no need to wait until the next morning to celebrate, when Jesus is actually born on Christmas Eve. That‘s why I’m Germany we celebrate Christmas as soon as it has become dark outside on the 24th December.
If Glühwein is too sweet, it is probably some cheaper bottled Glühwein pre-made by some company. They are penny pinchers and sugar is cheaper than good wine. If you use a dry red wine to make your Glühwein it will be on the sour side, It must be sweetened. If you carefully choose the wine to fit the intended purpose -- yes, there are red wines that already by taste advertise themselves to be used for Glühwein -- the amount of sugar can definitely be reduced. Also, Glühwein to be consumed in a German/European way is a no-no in the US. Children present, with or without parents, when people drink Glühwein and other alcoholic beverages, essentially all hot drinks with an additional shot of spirit, openly in public might cause an uproar...🙂😂
Zoie, so In NYC at Union Square on 14st every year the Christmas market comes to town in December and the US may have copied this from Europe. It’s been around for decades. US likes to drink hot apple cider during Christmas . Cute video !
Nope, Christmas here in Germany ist on the 25th & 26th of Dezember. The 24th of Dezember is the Holy Night. Different is the Day for the Presents. In Germany on the 24th and in the USA 25th of Dezember.
@@LydiaTifuh das würde ich nicht sagen. Wir beschenken uns einfach an Heiligabend und laden zum 1. und/ oder 2. Weihnachtstag zum essen ein und/ oder sind eingeladen. Wenn es um die Geschenke geht, ja dann ist uns der Heiligabend am wichtigsten. Am 1. und 2. Weihnachtstag ist das Zusammensein im Vordergrund. Gruß aus Hannover
Hi Zoie-Marie I think your Christmas observations are spot on. I´m used to the huge American christmas tree and was surprised that the land of the Christmas tree is a bit different. I really like how the decorations pop on an American Christmas tree. Christmas markets do have a special magic about them but I prefer Christmas markets with heated tents.
Spiked hot cider 🍺 ❤🎄would be our answer to Glühwein however, when it comes to Christmas the Germans do it bigger… definitely on my to do list for Europe … Christmas 🎄 in Germany 🇩🇪 lovely video 😊
German here. I don't like the taste of the vast majority of alcoholic beverages; I don't like the effect (as in, it makes me feel sick) of any consumed except in the most minute amounts. So, not a Glühwein fan on that basis alone. But then, wherever people think the stuff, there will be some that just falls to the floor or other places, and the next day, there's this typical, really bad smell, another reason I really dislike the stuff. Plus, the old stupidity: yes, alcohol, when it's cold, makes you feel warm. But it also makes you lose heat a lot faster.
If you've been here for so long, the items that you mention should not be strange for you. Therefore using the term "shock" is perhaps misplaced. These are German traditions that go way back. Each country has it's traditions whether you as a foreigner like them of not, they happen. For example, the biscuits at Christmas is something parents/grandparents do with the kids of the house or in Kindergarten. It's great fun, try it out. I too am not a big fan of Glühwien but it is nice to have your hands around a warm/hot mug when it is freezing out in a Christmas market and you're with friends chatting.
Christmas is not just "the holidays". Before Christmas, winter solstice was already celebrated, December is the darkest and loneliest month of the year (in middle-north Europe), the markets and candles bring some comfort. Originally the date was therefore the 21. The 24/25 is artificial. The church just put their holiday on top of already existing traditions. The 24th in German is called "holy evening" therefore is it the holy day that is most celebrated, the evening Jesus was born. The 25th/26th is just for food and visiting family. There is also no Santa with reindeers. There is either the Weihnachtsmann or the christ child. Both have different origins and traditions. Then there is the holy Saint Nicholas who was a real live person and comes on the 6th of December. And father Christmas who used to make wooded toys for children in winter long before Christianity came to Europe. Everything you celebrate has roots is something that has long since been forgotten by the people who emigrated to the US. But really you could write books about all the traditions and whys and what nots of this, the main difference is that in the US many things got together and much tradition, history and culture was lost or mixed up. This was not the case in Europe. Christmas trees for example originated also in Germany, so did Christmas decoration and many other things that are now found all over the world.
The Christmas tree was invented by the Germans in the 16th Century, and it was introduce to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert her consort into England in 1840. The song O Christmas tree is a German song O Tannenbaum.. ❤️from 🇯🇲 Jamaica.
I hate sweets too and I lived in the U.S. I'll have sweets occasionally here in Europe. It's just American sweets it seems I don't like. And since she's also of Caribbean descent it could explain why she doesn't like much sweets. 🤔 But European chocolates I love . In the states it was disgusting to me . All of the preservatives is what kept me from eating a lot of American foods.
You need the "open" Christmas trees for the real candles. They need gaps between the branches.
Eggnog is a Christmas drink in 🇺🇸.
In the US there's spiked hot cider and egg nog during Christmastime. NYC does have holiday markets around the city...small markets in various neighborhoods. It's not on the same scale as Europe, but they're there and you get little trinkets for the holidays.
Yeah I know Bryant park (I believe that's the name) had a holiday market with the little wooden kiosks
The difference in Christmas trees is that in Germany the Nordmann fir is particularly popular, while in America Fraser firs are used. I bought a Fraser fir this year. 10€ more and I had to go to a special shop because these trees are not available at the usual Christmas tree markets. The tree was worth the effort.
We always had Kiefer, cause it doesn't lose needles.
Yup!
Growing up in Canada, my German mom once went out of her way to buy a German tree - and as a 12 year old - I asked my mom if we got poor ....
Looks a bit like the one left over at the lot for Charlie Brown
You've forgot the advent calender with 24 candies like chocolate and so on
The thing about Glühwein is, that its best in the cold outside. And since public drinking is a no go in the US its understandable that its not so widely spread.
at the Chicago Christmas market there is mulled wine (10$🥹) imported from Germany. Most of the stalls there are from Germans I think.
@@arnodobler1096 Yeah I´ve seen a few videos about that. Chicago has a high percentage of people with german herritage and its the seat of some of the biggest cultural exchange societies between our countries in the US. But I think they have to have extra permits just to serve the alcohol there.
@@scottevil4531 Yes and the whole Christmas market area is separated!
Feli and the Black Forest Family?
When I was in New York 2017 there was some kind of Christmas Marked around Bryant Park. Much smaller than a German Christmas Marked but still.
The mulled wine sounds like the Jamacian sorrel drink. But it's made with rum.
1 lb (453.59 g) Fresh sorrel
5 oz (141.75 g) Fresh ginger Thinly sliced
10 Pimento berries (allspice)
1 Cinnamon stick Or three cinnamon leaves
1 cup (0.24 l) White rum Or the amount of rum that you wish
1 1/2 cup (300 g) Sugar Sweeten to your taste
6 cups (1.89 l) Water
Thanks for sharing Zoe. I remember asking about this on your IG Q&A. I hope you enjoyed Christmas, your birthday, and had a good New Year!
I grew up in a German-American family, very Midwestern, very Lutheran, and we had Glühwein.
I think in the U.S we have like eggnog and hot chocolate and gingerbread cookies.
I love eggnog, hot chocolate, and gingerbread cookies. I don´t like the malted wine. It´s not gross or anything I just prefer hot chocolate instead.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Germans are not “obsessed” with Christmas markets, they enjoy them. It’s a good thing.
It's a figure of speech, snowflake.
the race traitor she is with is even worse. pure self-hate
Loved learning more about German traditions.Is there any tradition you and Sven have started?.
Der Grund warum im deutschsprachigen Raum (nicht nur Deutschland) Weihnachten vor allem am 24. Dezember gefeiert wird ist religiöser Natur.
Happy Holidays!
I love Germany during the holiday for most of the reasons you mentioned. Hubby and I were planning to be in Germany for the holiday but surgery took precedence.
Anyway, in America the closest thing we have to a holiday drink is Warm Apple Cider or Eggnog.
Hubby and I spent time in France one Christmas and like Germany they do Chaud Vin which is hot wine. We loved it!
Just moved to Middle East and surprised at their love of Christmas and how they go all out with lights and fireworks. Was quite spectacular!
Love Europe’s Christmas Markets. All we have in the US are Farmers Markets, which can be lovely depending on the state you live in.
I visited Austria for the first time recently and they have some similarities as well. I actually enjoyed mulled wine and it does feel a little weird the celebrate Christmas on the 24th lol
Someone already answered most likely….but we drink eggnog only at Christmas. In my region we also drink Russian Tea. Many Americans also are really into baking cookies and even gifting them at Christmas.
In Germany and Austria Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ, which was allegedly happening in a stable during night. (It was of course not on the 24th of December, this date was later defined to mingle the advent of Christ with the old German winter solstice celebrations. As in Germany Stanta doesn‘t have to come through the chimney during night, there es no need to wait until the next morning to celebrate, when Jesus is actually born on Christmas Eve. That‘s why I’m Germany we celebrate Christmas as soon as it has become dark outside on the 24th December.
If Glühwein is too sweet, it is probably some cheaper bottled Glühwein pre-made by some company. They are penny pinchers and sugar is cheaper than good wine. If you use a dry red wine to make your Glühwein it will be on the sour side, It must be sweetened. If you carefully choose the wine to fit the intended purpose -- yes, there are red wines that already by taste advertise themselves to be used for Glühwein -- the amount of sugar can definitely be reduced.
Also, Glühwein to be consumed in a German/European way is a no-no in the US. Children present, with or without parents, when people drink Glühwein and other alcoholic beverages, essentially all hot drinks with an additional shot of spirit, openly in public might cause an uproar...🙂😂
Eggnogg is a Christmas drink in the states
Zoie, so In NYC at Union Square on 14st every year the Christmas market comes to town in December and the US may have copied this from Europe. It’s been around for decades. US likes to drink hot apple cider during Christmas . Cute video !
Sparse Christmas trees are popular in the states now
Your videos always give me a smile 😂
I really was blown away when I realised Christmas in Germany is on the 24th
Right!
Nope, Christmas here in Germany ist on the 25th & 26th of Dezember. The 24th of Dezember is the Holy Night. Different is the Day for the Presents. In Germany on the 24th and in the USA 25th of Dezember.
@@peterwitt6774 oh okay thank you for the explanation. I mean though , die Deutsche legen mehr Wert auf den Heiligen Abend oder?
@@LydiaTifuh das würde ich nicht sagen.
Wir beschenken uns einfach an Heiligabend und laden zum 1. und/ oder 2. Weihnachtstag zum essen ein und/ oder sind eingeladen.
Wenn es um die Geschenke geht, ja dann ist uns der Heiligabend am wichtigsten.
Am 1. und 2. Weihnachtstag ist das Zusammensein im Vordergrund.
Gruß aus Hannover
@@peterwitt6774 okay. Verstehe ich.
Gruß auch aus Hannover 💕
Hi Zoie-Marie I think your Christmas observations are spot on. I´m used to the huge American christmas tree and was surprised that the land of the Christmas tree is a bit different. I really like how the decorations pop on an American Christmas tree. Christmas markets do have a special magic about them but I prefer Christmas markets with heated tents.
Spiked hot cider 🍺 ❤🎄would be our answer to Glühwein however, when it comes to Christmas the Germans do it bigger… definitely on my to do list for Europe … Christmas 🎄 in Germany 🇩🇪 lovely video 😊
I agree! They definitely go bigger
@@ZoieMarie Well, unless you're talking shopping. Then it's the reverse.
Oh, a Picture from "Weihnachtsmarkt" Annaberg-Buchholz (Erzgebirge) 😊
Tysm for sharing this :D
Any time!
Chemnitz has one of the best Christmas Marktes ;)
In the US it is eggnog and shortbread cookies or sugar cookies
- For real candles you need a more "seethrough" tree.
- Jesus was "born in the night", so Christmas Eve is the celebration time.
I’m moving to Germany for my graduate program I’m so excited
GET excited!
German here. I don't like the taste of the vast majority of alcoholic beverages; I don't like the effect (as in, it makes me feel sick) of any consumed except in the most minute amounts. So, not a Glühwein fan on that basis alone. But then, wherever people think the stuff, there will be some that just falls to the floor or other places, and the next day, there's this typical, really bad smell, another reason I really dislike the stuff. Plus, the old stupidity: yes, alcohol, when it's cold, makes you feel warm. But it also makes you lose heat a lot faster.
Dann trink doch Kinderpunsch/alkeholfreien Glühwein! Leben und leben lassen!/live and let live!
I thought Americans drunk something called " EGG NOG" at Christmas time ? Not a thing anywhere else !
Do you have a culture shock with the Advent- sundays/time?
Thanks for sharing
Isnt egg-nogg a popular christmas/new year drink?
I always saw it that way?
Or is it more a regional thing?
I agree! Eggnog is for the holiday season in the 🇺🇸
If you've been here for so long, the items that you mention should not be strange for you. Therefore using the term "shock" is perhaps misplaced. These are German traditions that go way back. Each country has it's traditions whether you as a foreigner like them of not, they happen. For example, the biscuits at Christmas is something parents/grandparents do with the kids of the house or in Kindergarten. It's great fun, try it out. I too am not a big fan of Glühwien but it is nice to have your hands around a warm/hot mug when it is freezing out in a Christmas market and you're with friends chatting.
We have eggnog in the states but I've never had it.
Had it for the first time this year!
I *LOVE* your outfit 😍
Thank you!!
Happy New Years.
Same to you!
That's the Charlie Brown Christmas tree
Christmas is not just "the holidays". Before Christmas, winter solstice was already celebrated, December is the darkest and loneliest month of the year (in middle-north Europe), the markets and candles bring some comfort.
Originally the date was therefore the 21. The 24/25 is artificial. The church just put their holiday on top of already existing traditions.
The 24th in German is called "holy evening" therefore is it the holy day that is most celebrated, the evening Jesus was born. The 25th/26th is just for food and visiting family. There is also no Santa with reindeers. There is either the Weihnachtsmann or the christ child. Both have different origins and traditions.
Then there is the holy Saint Nicholas who was a real live person and comes on the 6th of December. And father Christmas who used to make wooded toys for children in winter long before Christianity came to Europe. Everything you celebrate has roots is something that has long since been forgotten by the people who emigrated to the US. But really you could write books about all the traditions and whys and what nots of this, the main difference is that in the US many things got together and much tradition, history and culture was lost or mixed up. This was not the case in Europe.
Christmas trees for example originated also in Germany, so did Christmas decoration and many other things that are now found all over the world.
Bryant park has a Christmas village.
Oo didn’t know that!
Please forgive me, I didn’t even write Happy New Year all the way from Jamaica NY.
Of course there is no Gluehwein in the US. It is illegal to have Alcohol in the public;-)
That variies from state to state
The Christmas tree was invented by the Germans in the 16th Century, and it was introduce to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert her consort into England in 1840. The song O Christmas tree is a German song O Tannenbaum.. ❤️from 🇯🇲 Jamaica.
Wann man den Zucker weg läßt und nur mit Honig süßt, ist er noch herber und nicht so schlimm
We have eggnog for Christmas
Yes, the US trees get cut into shape over the yeas they grow, the German trees are how they grow naturally but is also not the same sort of three
We celebrate christmas at 24th because it's Jesus Christs birthday, i don't get why americans (canadians too) celebrate christmas on 25th.
Forget the Glühwein, it is way overrated! Hot mead (heißer Met) is so much better than Glühwein!
I love Germany
How did you manage to live in the US, when you hate sweets? ;)
No clue haha 😂
I hate sweets too and I lived in the U.S.
I'll have sweets occasionally here in Europe. It's just American sweets it seems I don't like. And since she's also of Caribbean descent it could explain why she doesn't like much sweets. 🤔
But European chocolates I love . In the states it was disgusting to me . All of the preservatives is what kept me from eating a lot of American foods.
With all the culture schoks , how do you survive in Germany 😀😀😀
Egg nok ❤ my by the Simular thing to „ Glühwein“ Differenz But Sweet and only x mas Time ✌️😍👍
Don't Americans have eggnog at Christmas ?
Eggnog
egg nog, hot cider…
I was seriously wondering why you put "DEUS" in the title. Like, okay, but what does god have to do with it? DE US. Took me a few seconds.
nooo..noo.. so dont look german Weihnachtbäume... Search for NORDMANNTANNE
Eggnog….
Yes we have Eggnog and Apple Cider
@@ColletteGee I almost forgot about apple cider.
egg nock
Ze different toilet apparatus...this is the culture shocking !
Very dramatic to call it "shocks".
Eggnog