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Non-Christians on Christmas Eve: "Christmas helped me to feel at home in Germany"

2020-12-24T21:10:45.760Z


In this exhausting pandemic year, all of Germany was looking forward to Christmas - right? Here non-Christians share what Christmas Eve means to them.


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Cigdem Toprak: "Everyone can celebrate Christmas, you don't need a ticket for it"

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"I knew my wish-list wouldn't reach Santa Claus."

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Cigdem Toprak as an angel

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"I would have liked to celebrate with my Christian friends."

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Arik Platzek: "It feels like you're halfway through the dark and cold season, that's good news for many, not just for Christians."

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"I think Christmas could start two days earlier."

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Froghuddin Sayedy: "Before I fled to Germany, I had never heard of Christmas"

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"My Afghan friends love roast goose, red cabbage, dumplings and chestnuts."

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Ulrike von Chossy: »It's the familiar processes that make Christmas so cozy«

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"We always know who bakes the cookies and who eats away most of the dough."

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Djibril Dulatov: »Why should I celebrate it myself?

Christians don't celebrate Bajram "

Photo: Alexei Bazdarev

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Hassan Houseini: "We like parties, they make us feel good"

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Source: spiegel

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