I've noticed that everyone's been getting really excited about one thing lately.

我注意到，最近大家都在為一件事興奮不已。

Christmas!

聖誕節

We don't have Christmas back in Monstonia, so I've asked my friends at Webcertain what it's all about, and it seems that different countries have their own unique Christmas traditions.

我們蒙斯托尼亞沒有聖誕節，所以我問了我在 Webcertain 的朋友們聖誕節是怎麼回事，似乎不同的國家都有自己獨特的聖誕節傳統。

My friend Jens is from Germany, and he says that the festive season begins on the night of the 5th of December, when children clean their shoes and leave them outside the front door overnight.

我的朋友延斯來自德國，他說節日從 12 月 5 日晚上開始，孩子們會把鞋子洗乾淨，放在門外過夜。

When they wake up in the morning, their shoes are filled with sweets, nuts, and other little presents from St.

當他們早上醒來時，鞋子裡就會裝滿糖果、堅果和其他來自聖母瑪利亞的小禮物。

Nicholas.

尼古拉斯

Another important German Christmas tradition is the Advent wreath.

另一個重要的德國聖誕傳統是降臨節花環。

This is made of dried flowers, berries, and pine cones, along with four candles.

它由乾花、漿果和松果以及四根蠟燭製成。

Every week throughout the month of December, they light one candle every Sunday.

在整個 12 月份，他們每週日都會點燃一支蠟燭。

They actually celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve.

實際上，他們在平安夜慶祝聖誕節。

And on this day, children will sing Christmas songs for the Christmas angel known as the Christkind, which brings them presents.

在這一天，孩子們會為聖誕天使（Christkind）唱聖誕歌曲，聖誕天使會給他們帶來禮物。

Once the Christmas angel has delivered the gifts, a bell rings to let the children know they can stop singing.

聖誕天使送完禮物後，鈴聲響起，孩子們知道可以停止唱歌了。

The fun doesn't stop there.

樂趣不止於此。

In southern Germany, on the 6th of January, children celebrate Epiphany by dressing up as the Three Kings and going around neighbors' houses to sing songs and raise money for children's charities.

在德國南部，1 月 6 日這一天，孩子們會裝扮成三個國王，到鄰居家去唱歌，併為兒童慈善機構募捐，以此來慶祝主顯節。

I hope you've enjoyed learning how they do things in Germany.

希望你們喜歡瞭解德國人的生活方式。

Happy Christmas from everyone here at Webcertain.

Webcertain 的全體員工祝您聖誕快樂。