What is the meaning of [風]{ふう} here?


The following excerpt is taken from a conversation with my language partner.

> 息子はサンタさんにカメラをお願いしました。ドイツでは、クリスマスをどんな **[風]{ふう}** にお祝いしますか。

My attempt at translation:

> "My son has asked for a camera from Santa. In Germany, in what manner do you
> gift Christmas?"

So, first I'm simply not sure if I interpreted 風 correctly or not.  
On [jisho.org](http://jisho.org/search/%E9%A2%A8) the meaning "manner,
behavior" is listed when 風 is used as a "noun/noun used as prefix"? What does
this mean? That it is used as a noun in the function of a prefix, or that it
can be used as a noun OR like a prefix??  
There were no other meanings which would make any sense here, unless
wind/breeze can be used metaphorically here.

Ultimately, クリスマスを...お祝いしますか. To "gift Christmas" doesn't seem to make sense.
Does it mean something along the lines of "to gift FOR Christmas"?




> ドイツでは、クリスマスを **どんな風に** お祝いしますか。  
>  "In Germany, _in what manner_ do you gift Christmas?"

Your understanding of the [風]{ふう} is correct. I think your confusion comes
from the fact that the noun 祝い has two meanings. According to 明鏡国語辞典:

> いわい【祝い】〘名詞〙  
>  ① 祝うこと。祝賀。「還暦の祝いをする」「お祝い」  
>  ② 祝う気持ちを示す言葉や金品。「謹んでお祝いを申し上げます」「お祝いをもらう」

In your example it's used in the sense of #1 ("celebration, act of
celebrating/congratulating"), though it seems you interpreted it as #2 ("word
or gift to express one's feeling to congratulate/celebrate"). So お祝いする in your
sentence (consisting of the polite prefix 「お」+ the noun 「祝い」+ verb 「する」,
literally "do celebration") means "celebrate" (≂ 祝う), hence the translation
given by other posters: "How (In what way) do you celebrate Christmas in
Germany?"




The correct use of 風 for this particular sentence would be
[here](http://jisho.org/search/%E9%A2%A8%20%E3%81%B5%E3%81%86).

In this sense, it refers to "way". In your sentence, I would translate it as,

ドイツでは、クリスマスをどんな風にお祝いしますか。

> **How (In what way)** does one celebrate Christmas in Germany?

