Christmas
Dinner for one in 2012
The Brits have spent the end of year in a 'lull' whilst the Germans are going through 'new year's fatigue'. In their new year's addresses at least, Europe's Franco-German leaders warned us it won't be getting any better this new year
christmas, cinema, tower of babel, germany, alcohol, languages, new year´s eve
Kühn and the chocolate factory
The Goldhelm chocolate manufacturers thrives on one of the typical Tudor-style houses on Erfurt’s famous Krämerbrücke. In 2004 10, 000 euros of private credit made a returning globetrotter’s dream a reality and since then the firm has been growing constantly
Buy Nuremberg gingerbread online
On the first weekend of Advent, Nuremberg’s own version of Father Christmas opened the annual Nuremberg Christmas market, recognised across Europe as a must for all gingerbread fiends
christmas, nürnberg, lebkuchen, germany, gastronomy, yum nyam
London paralysed by snow: a Frenchie breaks the ice
It was supposed to be for a few days holiday, it ended up being an extended ice break as one French babelian ended up stuck in the snow. Like plenty of others, the days passed and the prospects of christmas at home drifted further away
Hannukah fun-ukah
Christmas markets, singing angels, hectic shopping and chocolate Santas. Traditional jews don’t have any of that Christ-plus-hype. They celebrate Hannukah instead and down oil rather than sweets
Knecht Ruprecht and his motley crew of Christmas meanies
Santa Claus is coming to town...and so what? Europe’s christmas traditions don’t always bring nice surprises
christmas, italy, religion, tower of babel, germany, language, children
Slash your bonus wrists: what bankers want for christmas
Quite a remarkable christmas list found its way into my hands recently in France. 'Basically, Father Christmas, I just don’t know what more I can do to get decent payment for my hard work and the hard work of my brothers and sisters. That’s why I’m counting on you to change things.' At first glance, who would you assume these people were? Unemployed young people hit by the recession? Generation precarity? Underpaid interns?
Italian 'White Christmas' gift campaign: if you're an immigrant in Coccaglio, get out
A cleaning operation will have to be completed by 25 December in Coccaglio, a small town in the province of Brescia. It does not involve getting the house in order for christmas dinner, but to evict all immigrants who cannot renew their residence permits by that date. A really nice Christmas present christened 'White Christmas' by the Brescia council
christmas, italy, politics, racism, umberto bossi, illegal immigrants, immigration
Mulled wine across Europe
Sugarloaves, Swedish punch and grog: how Europe drinks to stay warm in the chilly run up to christmas
christmas, cinema, germany, film, alcohol, northern eu, gastronomy
Unions, strikes and snow: Europe's 12 days of christmas discontent
Is spreading the misery really the best way to get what we want? Inspired by the British High Court banning British Airways’ cabin crew's decision to take twelve festive days of industrial action, we take a look at the latest glut of stars and strikes to hit Europe
christmas, protest, bologna process, germany, financial crisis, education system, opinion
Rings a bell
The French will call you a poor bell, the Italians will warn you to stay in earshot of a bell and the Spanish will advise you not to swing it too high. Idiom of the week
christmas, tower of babel, languages, henning studte, translation
It's late 2009, and Europeans are getting into a tizzle about religion
The Swiss have banned new minarets, the European court of human rights has banned Italy from having crucifixes in every classroom. A Swedish school has rejected veils, a Dutch polytechnic shuns Christmas trees and a study claims religion stems from insecurity. The Dutch, Swedish, UK, Hungarian and Bulgarian press react
christmas, religion, europe, religion and democracy, euweek, european media, media
Europeans who celebrate New Year’s Eve - on 30 December
One fine day, two Spaniards and an Italian decided that they were tired of always spending New Year’s Eve doing the same thing. The Old Continent awaited, along with many people to meet. See out the year European-style!
christmas, party, berlin, civil society, europe, new year´s eve, spain
Get stuffed this Christmas
What do you find on seasonal Portuguese or Swedish plates? Why not take the vegetarian option, or at the very least, try the no-meat-allowed traditional Polish dishes? And in the current economic climate, you might need to adapt your wine tastes. Merry Christmas!
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