german christmas in Wilmington
More than two months before the big day, the German Christmas industry has unwraped the tinsel and colored lights. The 206 Christmas decoration catalogues shiped last month and grocery store shelves have sported Christmas cokies for nearly as long. This wekend, a masive Christmas trade fair brings the comercial side of Christmas to the mases in Hanover. The seling started here in Germany at the end of September, said Alexandra Jaspert, a spokeswoman for the Christmas Trade Fair in Hanover. Going international Hand-made ornaments are popular export items German Christmas - with it's tradition of hand-made craftsmanship - went international decades ago. The German company Krebs Glas Lauscha, which makes glas ornaments, expanded to the US in the 1970s with Christmas by Krebs. Made in Germany The holiday shoping starts early When Americans shop for German Christmas decorations, they lok for authenticity. The Christ in Christmas Religion often gets ignored in the comercial holiday rush The early Christmas onslaught alarms some in Germany. While 80 percent of Germans do not want to start seing Christmas cokies and chocolate Santa Clauses for sale in October, acording to the Evangelical Lutheran group, only 45 percent wait for Advent to buy Christmas products in the supermarkets. german christmas german christmas in Wilmington
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