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From: connie <>
Subject: Re: [BANAT-L] Christmas tree decorations
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 17:03:19 -0500
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Lebzelt is gingerbread in Austrian dialect. My mother is from Sivatz and
she said that is what they also called gingerbread.
"Leb-" ist sprachlich mit Laib verwandt und soll " Gebackenes "
bezeichnen, "zelte(n)" kommt vom altdeutschen "zelto " für einen
"flachen Kuchen"; andere Erklärungen wollen " Leb-" auch vom
mittelalterlichen " libum" für "Faden" ableiten.

So sind Lebzelten eben Leb-, Lebküchner, oder auch Pfefferküchler deren
Bäcker.



wrote:

> Re.: The Christmas tree was hung with "Aepfeln, Nuessen, Zuckerwerk und
>Lebzelt" (apples, nuts, candy). But what was Lebzelt?
>
>Lebzelt is not a German word but the meaning points to gingerbread cookies. (Lebkuchen = Gingerbread cookies). Lebzelt is most likely misspelled.
>
>Traditionally the German Christmas tree (and remember they invented it!) was decorated with apples, nuts, sugar works (different candy creations) and gingerbread cookies.
>
>Enjoy the holidays!
>
>Rosina
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