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Shafaq News \u2013 Berlin<\/p>\n
Iraqi Christians living in Germany
\ncontinue to mark Christmas through rituals rooted in their homeland,
\nmaintaining language, food, and church traditions decades after leaving Iraq,
\nGermany\u2019s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) reported on Thursday. <\/p>\n
DW follows Iraqi Christian families
\nwho migrated years ago and gradually rebuilt communal life around newly
\nestablished Chaldean churches across German cities. These churches enable
\nworship in the Chaldean language and the observance of Christmas according to
\nIraqi rites, an arrangement that community members view as offering a more
\nintimate and spiritual experience than earlier celebrations held in German
\nchurches.<\/p>\n
The report notes that Christmas also These customs often spark curiosity To continue reading, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nunfolds beyond church walls, extending to family gatherings where traditional
\ndishes such as Bacha (sheep head and trotters) and Kleicha<\/a> (Iraqi date-filled
\npastries) remain central. <\/p>\n
\namong Germans, many of whom are surprised upon learning that Iraq is home to
\nlong-established Christian communities.<\/p>\n