X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,c5a63aa6bf1d4d16 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-25 03:49:40 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!feed.news.nacamar.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!212.75.92.6!not-for-mail From: "Joaquim G�ndara" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 321 Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 12:50:35 +0100 Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.75.92.6 X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1040816978 6444501 212.75.92.6 (16 [102694]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:21202 "Tom Bampton" skrev i meddelandet news:aublf1$pkk$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk > "Joaquim G�ndara" wrote in message > news:aub4qq$5vj82$1@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... > > ART DAY: SOME OF MY XMAS PRESENTS > > --------------------------------- ________ o > > > :) > > I only found out yesterday that you guys do the christmas thing on 24th. > Do you know why? Nobody seemed to know when we were talking about it > yesterday. My guess is because it's the way they do it in Germany, the home of der Tannenbaum and Saint Nick. If I'm not entirely mistaken, they open their presents on the night between the 24th and 25th. Not exactly how we do it; we can't wait till nightfall, but then again it's always dark as night at winter around here. By the way, did you know that Kris Kringle and Saint Nick are actually two different persons? Kris Kringle = Christkindl (Christ child), not St Nikolaus. http://www.german-way.com/german/christmas.html > Happy (belated*) Christmas :) Merry Christmas! -- OO Joaquim G�ndara .||. http://www.Nerd-Boy.net bb jg