The traditional twelve days of Christmas begins on Christmas Day and ends on January 6 - Three Kings Day. The children really enjoy this day because they go caroling from house to house get treats and collect money for the church as well. In many homes the Christmas tree is taken down and in some areas are burned in a big bonfire. Tradition indicates that taking down the tree allows for "plündern" (raiding) the sweets, chocolate ornaments wrapped in foil or cookies, which have replaced the sugar plums, are the raiders' rewards. This is not a holiday in our area, but many surrounding cantons (and countries) observe it as a day off. We have a loaf of sweet bread in the office that has 6 ‘rolls’ joined together (5 around the outside and one in the middle). The bakery puts a small king in one of the rolls and if you get that roll you get to wear a paper crown (that comes with the loaf) all day!
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