"Mom, they sure like a lot of tinsel on their trees in Germany..."
Max correctly observed that this was a vintage book almost immediately. We turned through the pages and looked at the pictures before slowing down to read the sections which popped out at the kids. Horses have Christmas trees?
Gingerbread houses are a strong tradition in Germany. In fact, the holiday scent is described as a "gingery" one.
We learned that gingerbread houses are never made without their traditional inhabitants- the nifty prune people.