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Christmas land. During Advent and Christmas, many things are a little different here in central Germany than they are the rest of the year. The nights get longer. Christmas markets light up the towns and cities. Thousands of lights are now sparkling in the windows again. We decorate our homes with wooden figures and glass baubles, eat Christmas stollen or Christmas carp. And most of us gather around the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. The roots of almost all of these traditions reach back to the areas we are travelling in today. Here with us. In central German Christmas land. Axel Bulthaupt sets off on a Christmas journey of discovery through wintry central Germany. His journey first takes him to the Altmark, where there is the only German reindeer school. Here Axel tries his hand at getting his reindeer driving license. In the town church in Wittenberg he meets Joseph and Mary with their real baby Jesus. His real name is Wilhelm, he is 7 months old and will have a leading role in the Christmas play on Christmas Eve. This, in turn, is very famous and popular in Wittenberg. Even the mayor and a Catholic priest are proud to be involved. After all, the Christ Child was once the focus of Christmas here and December 25th was introduced as a Christmas and family celebration. In a romantic courtyard in Radebeul on the Elbe, the mulled wine is warmed up. With wine from the village's own slopes. At the small Christmas market, very special modern and yet traditional smokers are looking for a new home. This is also the studio where they take shape over the year. On the snowy slope in Oberwiesenthal, Axel Bultpaupt meets a group of young ski artists. Freestylers who have set their minds on making money here in the region with extreme sports. They all went to sports high school and now make their own films and even make and sell their first special skis. Deep under the Schneckenstein near Oelsnitz in an old tin tunnel, he absolutely has to reveal the secret of the mine tunnel. Down here, countless Christmas stollens are ripening and waiting to be used during the Christmas season. Is it all a lie or does this very special place really make for a special Christmas stollen? It is currently harvest time at the Plothen ponds right next to the A9. The Christmas carp still have to be caught before winter. The presenter can lend a hand right away. And afterwards, the self-harvested specimen is prepared in true style with Thuringian dumplings from the regional kitchen. Fried blue or Polish, that has yet to be decided