Gingerbread House Day is December 12 (Quotes and Jokes)

Gingerbread House Day is celebrated on December 12th each year in the United States. It is also known as National Gingerbread House Day or Gingerbread Day. The family tradition of enjoying gingerbread houses during the Christmas season dates back centuries in history.

Let’s take a deeper look at the holiday tradition by answering some frequently asked questions. And discover how you and your family can celebrate National Gingerbread House Day this coming holiday season!

When is Gingerbread House Day?

The tradition of making gingerbread houses is celebrated on December 12 each year in the United States to celebrate Christmas and the holiday season.

What day is it this year?

Check out the following list to find out what day Gingerbread House Day falls on this year:

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Friday, December 12, 2025

FAQs

Here are some frequently asked questions with answers related to gingerbread houses.

What is a gingerbread house?

A gingerbread house is a small house made out of gingerbread cookie dough, frosting, and candy. The novelty confection is completely edible and delicious!

The traditional gingerbread house is made before Christmas by baking pieces of gingerbread dough and assembling the pieces with icing. The roof tiles are made of frosting with candy ornamentations. Creative use of icing gives the quaint scene a snowy feel.

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What are the traditional ingredients of gingerbread?

The traditional ingredients used in baking gingerbread are honey (sugar), ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and cardamom.

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What are the health benefits of ginger?

Ginger adds more than a spicy kick to the gingerbread mix. It is known to have anti-inflammatory properties and aid in indigestion. Some believe it also lowers cholesterol and may even help lower heart disease and help fight cancer.

What is the history of Gingerbread House Day?

French legend states that the Armenian monk, Gregory of Nicopolis,

introduced gingerbread to Europe in 992 AD. He taught his baking process to Christians in France, who spread the word of the delicious treat.

By the 13th century, Franconian monks in Germany began making gingerbread, often shaping it into different forms. The monks’ master baker guilds went further in shaping gingerbread dough into complicated and creative designs. Eventually, Nuremberg, Germany, became known as the “Gingerbread Capital of the World.” The popularity of baking gingerbread spread across the rest of Europe.

When was the first gingerbread house made?

The tradition of making gingerbread houses began in Germany in the 1800s, possibly inspired by the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel. German immigrants brought the gingerbread-house-building tradition to America during the 19th century.

Gingerbread House Day facts

When should you make a gingerbread house?

Gingerbread houses are typically made around the Christmas season, but there’s no reason you can’t enjoy one at any time of the year!

Are you supposed to eat gingerbread houses?

Gingerbread houses are entirely edible and delicious.

How long does a gingerbread house keep?

A gingerbread house can last several weeks in a pantry and many months longer if it’s kept in the freezer.

How are gingerbread houses held together?

Panels of baked gingerbread dough are held together with royal icing (made from egg whites and sugar), which acts as an edible glue or mortar when it dries. After that, the houses are then adorned with frosting and candy.

How do you celebrate Gingerbread House Day?

Here are a few simple ways you can celebrate Gingerbread House Day:

Invite the kids in your family to help join the process. It will ease the workload, and of course, it will create lasting memories for them.

Make a gingerbread house and share it with your family and friends.

Have a contest with friends and post photos of your creations on social media. Then, use the hashtags below to tag your posts.

Make gingerbread house baking an annual family tradition along with your Christmas and holiday celebrations.

Gingerbread House Day hashtags can I use on social media

#GingerbreadHouse
#NationalGingerbreadHouseDay
#frostingrocks

Related holidays to Gingerbread House Day

National Homemade Cookies Day – October 1
National Cake Decorating Day – October 10
Gingerbread Cookie Day – November 21
National Poinsettia Day – December 12
National Cocoa Day – December 13
Cupcake Day – December 15
National Cookie Exchange Day – December 22

What is the famous Gingerbread Man fairy tale?

The Gingerbread Man fairy tale first appeared in St. Nicholas Magazine in 1875. You may remember its famous line, “Run, run as fast as you can! You can’t catch me; I’m the gingerbread man!”

Gingerbread Jokes

What did the owner say when her gingerbread house burned to the ground?
Dang, that cost me a lot of dough!

Why did the gingerbread man not show up for work at his job?
He was feeling crumby.

What did the gingerbread man put on his bed?
A cookie sheet.

What type of cane does a gingerbread man use?
A candy cane.

What did the doctor say to the gingerbread man with sore knees?
Try icing it.

Gingerbread House Day quotes

And lastly, we’ve saved some of our favorite quotations and sayings on the topic.

Happiness is the smell of gingerbread baking in the oven.
Unknown

I love the scents of winter! For me, it’s all about the feeling you get when you smell pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, gingerbread, and spruce.
Taylor Swift

I thought maybe we could make gingerbread houses, and eat cookie dough and go ice skating and maybe even hold hands.
Buddy the Elf — See more Buddy the Elf quotes.

The Gingerbread House has four walls, a roof, a door, a window, and a chimney. It is decorated with many sweet culinary delights on the outside. But on the inside, there is nothing-only the bare gingerbread walls. It is not a real house – not until you decide to add a Gingerbread Room. That’s when the stories can move in. They will stay in residence for as long as you abstain from taking the first gingerbread bite.
Vera Nazarian

Christmas, for me, is all about spending time with my family. I cherish any chance we have to spend all day together making gingerbread houses, baking cookies, or sitting around and watching movies.
Blake Lively

And I had but one penny in the world. Thou shouldn’t have it to buy gingerbread.
William Shakespeare

I don’t s’pose anybody on earth likes gingerbread better’n I do – and gets less’n I do.
Abraham Lincoln

By Michael O’Halloran

Michael is the founder and editor of Greeting Card Poet.

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