Colorful gingerbread houses like this one are scattered throughout Port-au-Prince.
But preservationists still hope to revive the turn-of-the-century gingerbread houses in the capital of Port-au-Prince, which have fallen into disrepair.
The first photograph, "The Night Before Christmas, " features a gingerbread house, Christmas cookies, candles, bulbs, and more.
She spent hours with my brothers and me, making gingerbread houses or sledding or cutting out paper snowflakes.
Our Krathong (means bow) is made by banana leaf. The deluxe one looked like a gingerbread house.
But Freiburg has more than just gingerbread houses and farm-fresh cuisine - alpine lakes and saunas make relaxation a way of life.
Special features of this year's gingerbread house include a shadow box view of the State Dining Room and marzipan renderings of the vegetable garden and our favorite four-pawed friend, Bo.
Sometimes, we'd all swear that we'd smelled the peppermint, candy cane, gingerbread house and poinsettia fragrances of Christmas wafting out of that hole.
Even before the earthquake, the gingerbread houses left a distinct impression on many Haitians.
Today we will share how to make a gingerbread house - an essential part of Christmas!
The gingerbread house I made looks pretty nice though.