1) Christmas food 
A Stutenkerl belongs to the Saint Nicholas tradition in the German-speaking countries. It is a pastry made of Stuten, sweet leavened dough, in the form of a man (Kerl is German for `lad` or `fellow`). Stutenkerl is available usually around Saint Nicholas` Day, December 6th, but in parts of the Rhineland already at Saint Martin`s Day in Novem...