10-14-2016, 01:17 PM
(10-14-2016, 12:34 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I actually grew up with this as a part of my culture, and it is not unique to me but it is definitely not something a ton of people have had that exposure to. So I always find it a neat way to represent me.
Plus, I'm a curmudgeonly fat man with a beard that likes to give. I am Belsnickel when Christmas comes around.
That's pretty funny. I've only recently begun to research my German heritage. I've always been aware of it, but it wasn't really something that the family seemed to be proud of. I've spoke of this before, but my grandmother (dads mom) was born in Germany. You never would've guessed it though. She could speak German, but she didn't have a German accent when speaking English. Probably something practiced to fit in. Not wanting to be associated with Nazi's during WWII, when your husband is an American in the Army I'm sure had something to do with that.
