Millions of Germans are preparing to celebrate the Christmas holidays against a backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation. Stricter rules on social gatherings will come into place next week, with the country bracing for a fifth wave of infection fuelled by the omicron variant. DW has been out to take the mood of market goers and travellers.

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