738 Christmastime in Bavaria, Croatia, Sweden, Rome, Sardinia, Costa Rica, Amsterdam

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Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

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🗓️ 23 December 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Brighten your holidays with an international perspective on Christmas celebrations: Learn about Europe's Old World holiday traditions, and meet some of Santa's cousins, as some of Rick's friends drop by to discuss the sometimes sublime, often quirky ways they observe the season in Bavaria, Sardinia, Croatia, Stockholm, Amsterdam, and Rome. And get a taste of a tropical Christmas in Costa Rica.

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0:00.0	Recap the Wonder You Felt as a child at Christmas when you hear how they celebrate the season in other countries.
0:06.0	In Sweden it all starts December 13th.
0:09.0	It's a day when we greet the light coming into the dark period.
0:14.0	In Germany they make Christmas feel special for the kids.
0:17.1	You don't get to go in the living room until there's a little bell, you go in there, the Christmas
0:20.6	tree is lit, you get your presents and you're in heaven.
0:24.0	You won't go hungry in Costa Rica.
0:25.6	There's a lot of great food being shared, of course, traditional Christmas tamales.
0:30.6	While in Rome, it's very typical for Rome, artichokes.
0:33.0	Stay up late in Sardinia.
0:35.0	At the stroke of midnight, the bells start ringing,
0:38.0	and they begin what they call the mass of the rooster.
0:42.0	But watch out in Croatia. and if you're bad the
0:44.7	Grandpa's gonna get you so this is something too sure that the kids are good
0:47.7	or double your fun in Holland if we get a chance we try to celebrate on two days instead of one.
0:55.0	It's an international Christmas on Travel with Rick Steve's.
0:58.3	Come along. The Oh, It's a special time of year because we make an extra effort to check in with our far-flung friends
1:36.0	and reminisce about our childhood memories of years gone by,
1:40.0	as our traditions make new memories for the next generation.
1:44.0	Hey, I'm Rick Steve's.
1:45.0	For the hour ahead, we're visiting with friends new and old
1:48.0	as they brighten our holidays,
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