Lights are part of what make this season so magical to me. At a time when the weather isn't the best, and everything seems lifeless, they bring warmth and beauty. It's even better when we actually have healthy layer of snow to complete the look (which we don't have at this point...).
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| ein Lichterbogen |
Of course, there are many different ways to use said lights, from tacky and over-the-top, to pretty and simplistic. From my experience, Germans prefer rather simple light displays. During my time there, I saw some
Lichterbögen (light arches) and lot of paper star lanterns. A few places had strings of lights in the windows, and even fewer had lights actually on the outside of the houses. At the
Weihnachtsmärkten is where you can find more ambitious displays (
as seen here.)
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| I have to get me one of these! |
Americans, on the other hand, tend to err on the side of over-the-top. Trees and bushes draped in lights. Inflatable snowmen and Santas in the front yard. Lit-up deer grazing on the lawn. Music that coordinates with the blinking and flashing of the lights. Some people also put up the classic nativity scene, though they're usually done with plastic figures, which also happen to light up. But, I'm sure you all know what the stereotypical American house looks like on Christmas.
My family? Well, we prefer to keep it on the simple side.
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| Just needs some snow! |
Bis später!
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