Christmas In Austria

History of the Holidays

• People in Austria have a lot of religious beliefs; the Christkind is believed to be the giver of the gifts on Christmas.
• Austria has a religious belief as though they believe Christmas is the birth of Jesus.
• When "Sylvester" comes every year, people in Austria religious belief is thought to be the banishing of the year.

Foods

• The Christmas dinner will be great as long as the people in Austria have Fried Carp.
• On Christmas in Austria fried carp is their main meal, yet they still have turkey to eat.
• So that fried carp isn't the only thing at the dinner table, people in Austria make Weihnachtsbaeckerei.

Weather

• Because the weather is so cold during Christmas in Austria, people go skiing and have contests.
• Austria and Germany both do the jump called "Four Hills Tournament."

Decorations

• Christmas in Austria, children leave a tree out, for they believed the Christ Kind decorates the tree.
• Where the Mistletoe is hanged in the corner of the room, people in Austria believe it's called "The Lord's God Corner."
• Christmas tree's were often decorated with paper, nuts, and apples.
• While children in Austria wait to hear a bell tinkle, everything that is Christmas decorations are being set up in a special room.

Gifts

• In Austria Christmas presents are placed underneath the Christmas tree, but the presents are placed unwrapped as it is believed to be god behavior.
• After eating fried carp for dinner in Christmas, people in Austria gather to open presents.
• In Austria Christmas presents are placed underneath the Christmas tree, but the presents are placed unwrapped as it is believed to be god behavior.
• Whereas in Austria since the presents are placed unwrapped, kids still like knowing what they are getting or got for Christmas.

Other Information

• As seven p.m. hits, the Christmas tree is lightened for the first time.
• There are no movie, theaters, and performances as if it's all the traffic going on.
• Whenever the tree is lightened for the first time, people gather around the tree and sing carols.
• People in Austria on Christmas narrate stories as they gather in groups around the fire, and people attend midnight mass.
• If families in Austria gather on Christmas, they go to markets that are opened with variety of things.
• "Silent Night, Holy Night" is the most famous carol in Austria on Christmas, the song is the first carol to be singed by the families.