Grischtmunet

Pennsylvania German pdc 2026 December 1 Alternative forms pdc Grischtmonet Etymology pdc :af Grischt Munet 1 From pdc Grischt<t:Christ> Munet<t:month>. The term refers to December as the month in which Christmas occurs, known in Pennsylvania German as pdc Grischtdaag. Compare de Julmond Yule month, frr Jöölmuun Yule month, and ang ærra geola Early Yule, the Former Yule, all of which reflect the significance of en Yule as the defining feature of December. Pronunciation pdc /ˈɡrɪʃtˌmuːnɛt/ [ˈɡ̊ɾɪʃd̥ˌmʊu̯ːnɛt] Proper noun m Grischtmunet Grischtmunedde December month pdc Dezember Schlachtzeit<q:rare> pdc Beliefs and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans Edwin Miller Fogel American Germanica Press w:Philadelphia 1915 Planting, Sowing and Reaping 195 949 https://archive.org/details/beliefssuperstit00foge/page/196/mode/2up Im Grischmūnet blūkt mer net, seller mūnet muss mer der grund rūğe losse. No ploughing should be done in December, the soil should have a rest that month. See also References Grischtmunet 117 4 grischt 71 Grisht moonet 67 A Pennsylvania German Reader and Grammar w:Earl C. Haag<alt:Earl Carl Haag> Keystone Books 1982 100 https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniagerm00haag/page/100/mode/2up?q=december Grischtmunet