{"id":7953,"date":"2016-11-26T18:25:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T18:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=7953"},"modified":"2016-11-26T18:25:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T18:25:04","slug":"zeit-fur-eine-geschichte-weihnachtsmann-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/zeit-fur-eine-geschichte-weihnachtsmann-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Zeit f\u00fcr eine Geschichte &#8211; Weihnachtsmann-Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Christmas is coming! And with it comes the\u00a0<em>Weihnachtsmann\u00a0<\/em>(&#8220;Christmas Man&#8221; &#8211; Santa Claus) to Germany. Today, he arrived at the\u00a0<em>Hauptbahnhof\u00a0<\/em>(Central Station) in\u00a0Leipzig, Germany. Here is a little story of his arrival, plus some vocabulary to train your German, much in the spirit of the <em>Zeit f\u00fcr eine Geschichte\u00a0<\/em>series I made last year. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/zeit-fur-eine-geschichte-teil-1\/\">Click here <\/a>for that. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Der Weihnachtsmann ist da!<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/search\/santa?photo=TrGVhbsUf40\" aria-label=\"Trgvhbsuf40 Srikanta H U 1024x576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7959\"  alt=\"trgvhbsuf40-srikanta-h-u\" width=\"944\" height=\"531\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/trgvhbsuf40-srikanta-h-u-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/trgvhbsuf40-srikanta-h-u-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/trgvhbsuf40-srikanta-h-u-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/trgvhbsuf40-srikanta-h-u-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Check out the arrival of the\u00a0<em>Weihnachtsmann\u00a0<\/em>today in Leipzig <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lvzonline\/videos\/1355588634474267\/\" target=\"_blank\">in this video<\/a>. Here is a little German text to accompany that, with a translation underneath.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">GERMAN TEXT<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Gleis 6 &#8211; Vom Nordpol! Heute ist der Weihnachtsmann in Leipzig angekommen. Er ist mit einer Dampflokomotive in den Bahnhof gefahren. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Viele Kinder erwarten ihn schon aufgeregt auf dem Bahnsteig. Sie sitzen auf Papa&#8217;s Schultern oder halten Mama&#8217;s Hand und winken ihm zu. Manche rufen ihn: Weihnachtsmann, Weihnachtsmann! Alle wollen ihn sehen. Er winkt aus seiner Lokomotive zur\u00fcck. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Schnell wird ihm eine kleine Treppe gebracht, damit er aussteigen kann. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Mit seinen kleinen Helfern, den Wichteln und Elfen, macht er Bilder, damit auch die Zeitung von seiner Ankunft berichten kann. So wissen auch die zuhause gebliebenen Kinder, dass er endlich da ist! Seine Helfer verteilen S\u00fc\u00dfigkeiten, und alle freuen sich. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Der Weihnachtsmann hat seinen Jutesack dabei, worin an Weihnachten die Geschenke f\u00fcr die Kinder stecken. Jetzt sind es aber erst die Briefe der Kinder mit ihren Weihnachtsw\u00fcnschen. Manche Kinder haben sogar ihren Brief dabei und geben ihn sofort dem Weihnachtsmann!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Letztes Jahr ist der Weihnachtsmann mit einer normalen Bahn angekommen. Da war seine Dampflokomotive wohl kaputt!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Frohe Weihnachten! Und m\u00f6gen all eure W\u00fcnsche in Erf\u00fcllung gehen!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Der Weihnachtsmann kommt am Leipziger Hauptbahnhof an\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rld480hJvc8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">THE TRANSLATION<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Platform 6 &#8211; From the North Pole! Today, Santa Claus arrived in Leipzig. He drove in the station \u00a0with his steam locomotive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Many children already excitedly await him on the platform. They sit on daddy&#8217;s shoulders or hold mommy&#8217;s hand and wave at him. Some call him: Santa Claus, Santa Claus! Everybody wants to see him. He waves back from his locomotive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Quickly, a short staircase is brought to him so he can disembark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With his little helpers, the imps and elves, he takes pictures, so the news paper can also report about his arrival. This way, the children that stayed at home will also know that he is finally here!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">His helpers hand out sweets, and everybody rejoices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Santa Claus holds his gunnysack, which holds the presents for the children at Christmas. But for now, it&#8217;s first the letters of the children with their Christmas wishes. Some childrne even have their letter with them and give it directly to Santa Claus!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Last year, Santa Claus arrived with a normal train. It appears that his steam locomotive was broken then!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Merry Christmas! And may all your wishes come true!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><u>SOME WORDS TO KEEP IN MIND<\/u><\/p>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" style=\"height: 537px\" border=\"1\" width=\"730\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"261\" \/>\n<col width=\"251\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>das Weihnachten (n), (mostly without article)<\/td>\n<td>Christmas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Weihnachtsmann (m)<\/td>\n<td>Santa Claus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Nordpol (m)<\/td>\n<td>North Pole<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Wichtel (m)<\/td>\n<td>imp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Elf (m)<\/td>\n<td>elf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Bahnhof (m)<\/td>\n<td>train station<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>das Kind, die Kinder (n)<\/td>\n<td>child, children<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>erwarten<\/td>\n<td>to expect, to await<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>aufgeregt<\/td>\n<td>excited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>zuwinken (+ Dat.)<\/td>\n<td>to wave at<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>so<\/td>\n<td>this way, that&#8230;, then<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>endlich<\/td>\n<td>finally, in the end<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>das Geschenk (n)<\/td>\n<td>gift, present<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>verteilen<\/td>\n<td>to hand out, distribute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>die S\u00fc\u00dfigkeit (f)<\/td>\n<td>sweet, candy, treat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Did you enjoy the story, and would you like to see more similar stories? Do you celebrate Christmas? If so, do you celebrate it with Santa Claus or a similar figure? Let me know in \u00a0the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/trgvhbsuf40-srikanta-h-u-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/trgvhbsuf40-srikanta-h-u-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/trgvhbsuf40-srikanta-h-u-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/trgvhbsuf40-srikanta-h-u-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Christmas is coming! And with it comes the\u00a0Weihnachtsmann\u00a0(&#8220;Christmas Man&#8221; &#8211; Santa Claus) to Germany. Today, he arrived at the\u00a0Hauptbahnhof\u00a0(Central Station) in\u00a0Leipzig, Germany. Here is a little story of his arrival, plus some vocabulary to train your German, much in the spirit of the Zeit f\u00fcr eine Geschichte\u00a0series I made last year. 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