Christmas

In case you missed it: LeipGlo’s 2023 in review

As 2023 comes to an end, LeipGlo looks back on the articles that we shared with you throughout the year.

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Dear Prudence: Christ-miss

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Dear Prudence, The Season is upon us, ready or not. There are Christmas carols in every shop. Everyone has forgotten basic manners towards their fellow frantic last-minute shoppers. I’m not saying it’s the endless renditions of “We wish you a merry Christmas”, but I’m not saying it isn’t, either. However it may be, the excitement

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Die Qual der Wahl

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The German phrase “Die Qual der Wahl”, meaning “the torture of choice”, is suitable whenever we are faced with too many possibilities and we don’t know which one to pick. The torture of choice comes to mind as I think of the thousands of new books appearing every year. I know that I would like

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5 cocktails to spice up your Christmas spirit

"This list compiles the cocktails which always increase my Christmas spirit and are a welcome change from your typical Glühwein. Enjoy drinking them responsibly and allow yourself to feel like a child waiting for Santa again!"

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A Canadian’s first Christmas in Leipzig

"Majestically entranced by the Christmas season in Germany, I cannot help but think back on it, and on each of the Sundays throughout December."

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The life and work of “Snowflake Bentley”

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Vermont farmer Wilson Bentley, the first person to photograph and study the complexity of snow crystals, died 87 years ago today: "On the morning he was laid to rest... it began to snow, leaving a dusting over the burial ground."

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