Fire on the beach

Perhaps a strange tradition, but a modern tradition nonetheless. After the usual Christmas debauchery of too much turkey, cookies and other delights, a group of people gathers at the south beach in Eckernfoerde on the Baltic Sea coast to light a fire. They drink mould wine and bake 'stockbrot', or twist bread over the open flames. It's a pleasant and delicious affair only marginally thwarted by the cold wind and snowfall that sets in as the night progresses. Nevermind, we all had a good time!