Grüß Gott. It is officially Christmastime in Austria. As you all know, Thanksgiving is American, therefore, it is not celebrated, observed, recognized, understood, known, etc. etc. in Austria. So, while you all are stuffing yourselves silly on Thursday, I'll be sitting in class. Cheers. However, since there is no Thanksgiving, that means that Christmas comes earlier here. No no, that doesn't mean listening to Christmas carols on the radio and blah blah blah, that means real, true Christmas. In pretty much every Germanic city/town, the Hauptplatz (and subsequently all smaller yet major squares) have Christkindlmärkte. Christkind = Christ the Child. Europeans on the whole, it is my understanding, don't have Santa bringing them gifts, but St. Nicholas and Jesus (as a baby...which makes it all the more impressive). Anywho, these markets are full of little trinkets
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