The German language has some heroically long words – Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz, for example. It also has some that are exquisite in their succinctness and challenging in their resistance to simple translation…
>The Advent wreath started out pretty much as the Christmas equivalent to the “When do we get there?” chorus from the kids as soon as you leave the driveway on…