If you grew up around German traditions, you probably know the moment I’m talking about. The holidays are approaching, the house smells of cinnamon and
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When I was growing up, authenticity was never a question you had to ask out loud — you simply knew. You knew which Lebkuchen came
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If you have ever wondered why candlelight feels so essential to a German Christmas, the answer goes much deeper than decoration. In my family, growing
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There is a small workshop in Vienna’s 17th district, in the same house where it all began, where snow globes are still made by hand
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There is a forest in southwestern Germany so dense that sunlight barely reaches the floor. The trees grow close and tall, the valleys run deep,
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There is a moment I have never forgotten. I was small, standing in the living room of our family home, watching my mother light the
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There is a moment that happens at every Oktoberfest I have ever worked, and it never gets old — and it has everything to do
My father never thought in English. Even after he learned the language, even after he had lived in America for years and built a life
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There is a particular quality to the pieces that came through our family’s German store over the years — a weight and warmth to them
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