December 12
A gingerbread house began as part of old European baking traditions. Gingerbread was already popular in the Middle Ages because spices were expensive, so serving it felt special. People shaped it into animals, hearts, and simple figures for festivals.
By the 1500s in Germany, bakers started making decorated gingerbread panels for Christmas markets. Later, when the story of Hansel and Gretel became famous, the idea of a candy-covered gingerbread house spread quickly. Children loved the thought of a magical house made of sweets, and families began copying the idea at home.
From there, the gingerbread house became a Christmas tradition—something people build together for fun, using icing as “glue” and candies as decoration. Today, it’s a mix of food, art, and holiday memory-building, still tied to those early European roots.
⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ
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