What's "das Christkind"?
I am curious to know what is exactly das Christkind, and what are exactly the differences between Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and the US or England

Danke voraus

Question

What's "das Christkind"?
I am curious to know what is exactly das Christkind, and what are exactly the differences between Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and the US or England

Danke voraus

Answer

There is no short explanation besides that it is a traditional christmas gift-bringer therfore the links. It's also another word for a christmas gift in south Germany and Austria.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christkind
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weihnachtsgeschenk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christkind

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It's Father Christmas in England, lol :)

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