Two- to four-inch balls are most common, but kugels ... giving birth to the first Christmas tree ornaments, known as kugels (the word means "balls" in German). Most of these were made in Lauscha ...

Ornaments started as fruits and nuts and morphed into animals and soldiers. (Photo: Sherry Ott) Make Your Own German Christmas Ornaments ...

There was a time in history when Christmas trees were adorned with edible items, including apples, to commemorate the feast of Adam and Eve on Dec. 24. Germany is credited with starting the ...

While the Christmas trees we now associate with the holiday originated in 16th-century Germany ... The most common materials for modern Christmas ornaments are glass, metal, plastic and wood.

in the German state of Thuringen, began making Christmas baubles in the 17th Century Decoration became fashionable after a picture of Queen Victoria's Christmas tree, covered in glass ornaments ...

They are those dark-green ornaments ... The common tale told of the Christmas pickle, or Weihnachtsgurke, is that it’s an Old World tradition that started in Germany. It’s a yarn that ...

There’s a hipster market at Kreuzberg, while you can buy eco-ornaments ... has one one of Germany’s oldest Christmas markets including nativity scenes that feature live animals, all showcased ...

The Inge-Glas company is one of the oldest in the world still making Christmas ornaments the traditional way. It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany ...

And it’s also probably why you have glass Christmas ornaments hanging from your tree right now. Ornaments started as fruits and nuts and morphed into animals and soldiers. (Photo: Sherry Ott) Make ...