German here. It was common a few decades ago but there have been a lot of safety campaigns and these days it&#x27;s unthinkable for most young adults and exceedingly rare.<p>Only exception I can think of is the German president, who had real candles on his tree during the traditional Christmas address. But I wouldn&#x27;t be too surprised if there were fire safety officers keeping an eye on the tree in case it spontaneously decides to do something dangerous.<p>I would be surprised if live candles on Christmas trees don&#x27;t void your insurance in Germany, actually.