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Christmas 2024: This is how Germans celebrate - The three typical types!
Survey shows: Before Christmas 2024, the majority of Germans would rather celebrate communally than religiously.
Christmas 2024: This is how Germans celebrate - The three typical types!
In Germany, surveys before Christmas show that the holidays are increasingly turning away from religious traditions. A recent study by the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich has shown that 48 percent of those surveyed are of the “generous” type who value eating together and spending time with the family, while the religious aspects of the holidays hardly play a role. This group enjoys the festive atmosphere away from superfluous things, while 34.7 percent live as “pragmatists” who want to make Christmas simple and enjoyable. Only just under 17 percent identify with traditional values that uphold religion and customs, reported Black Forest messenger.
So as Christmas practices change, there has been a slight increase in demand for Christmas services. According to another survey, 16 percent of Germans now plan to attend a church service, which represents an increase compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, this value remains well below the level of 2019, when 24 percent attended church on Christmas Eve. Here, church topics are viewed as less important, with only 13 percent of those surveyed citing them as central to the festival. In comparison, spending time with family (73 percent) and good food (60 percent) are high on the list of priorities cathedral radio reported.
Music and traditions under the microscope
The polarity regarding Christmas music is interesting: While Chris Rea's "Driving Home for Christmas" is considered the most popular song, Wham's "Last Christmas" divides opinion - around 39 percent of women like to listen to it, but just as many men find the song to be overused. In addition to these aspects, the survey also shows that basic knowledge about Christmas is still available, such as the meanings of terms such as Advent, which stands for “arrival”. This indicates that despite the declining religious importance, some traditions and knowledge remain.