Christmas happy despite the crisis: the tavern hero saves the celebrations!

The pre -Christmas period in Carinthia is in full swing! There is already tirelessly celebration in numerous taverns, and despite the economically tense location, the inns are fully booked, especially on Thursdays and Fridays until Christmas. According to orf.at , the Gasthaus Tschebull on the Faaker See is currently experiencing a change in the Christmas parties: Fewer and fewer companies are organizing impersonal celebrations instead.

This shift towards more intimate celebrations also has its dark side. The guests spend up to 30 percent less for food and drinks, which the hosts feel. The gastronomy expert Guntram Jilka emphasizes that home cooking is particularly the focus. The continuing inflation and the advancing inn death - of over 1000 inns 30 years ago are only 550 - lead to a worrying structural change in the industry. The brewery host Stefan Breznik from Bleiburg urgently demands political measures to support the gastronomy.

traditions in change

These developments are not only important locally, they also reflect on the time change in the Christmas celebrations. Historically, the origins of the soft night festival go back to the Roman times, where customs such as the Saturnalia were firmly anchored. The festivities at that time included gifts and festivals that show a clear parallel to our today's Christmas customs, as worldhistory.org . Preparations for the celebrations started months in advance, and the house was still decorated with popular elements such as mistlers.

In the Middle Ages, Christmas established itself as the longest sacred festival of the year, which was celebrated by people in a festive atmosphere, which later found a new highlight in Victorian England. Therefore, the current celebrations and their changes are an impressive testimony of the cultural heritage that extends into our modern times. So the Christmas magic may be in the past, but it remains alive in the heart of people and continues to form the way we celebrate today.