Archive for 'Traditions'
3 Things Germans Do On A Sunday Posted by Sten on Jan 31, 2016
For many people, Sunday is a langweiliger Tag (lazy day) on which they have a lot of time. However, a lot of people don’t know what to do on that day. Below I listed 3 things that Germans do on a Sunday and that you can do too, with posts that can help you with it!…
The Bratwurst! Posted by Sten on Jan 28, 2016
The Bratwurst is one of the first things you will link to Germany. It designates by itself not a specific sausage, but a more general recipe: meat, minced together with herbs and spices, which is either pressed into a Darm (intestine) of a pig or a lamb, or shaped in hot water. This sausage is then brewed and grilled…
New Year’s Day Activities In German Posted by Constanze on Jan 1, 2016
People always have plenty of ideas for things to do on Silvester (New Year’s Eve) – auf eine Party gehen (go to a party), Zuhause feiern (celebrate at home), Feuerwerk anschauen (watch the fireworks) – but what about on New Year’s Day? New Year’s Day is called der Neujahrstag in German. Like in many other…
Zeit für eine Geschichte: Teil 12 – Die Verabredung (pt. 4) – Glühwein! Posted by Sten on Dec 30, 2015
This is Teil 12 (part 12) of the story of Max, a German student. Be sure to read the previous parts first! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 On Sunday, Laura and Max went ice skating on the Weihnachtsmarkt. Then, Max suddenly…
Zeit für eine Geschichte: Teil 11 – Die Verabredung (pt. 3) – Eislaufen! Posted by Sten on Dec 27, 2015
This is Teil 11 (part 11) of the story of Max, a German student. Be sure to read the previous parts first! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Last week, Max was expecting Laura for their date. She came a little early, but…
Zeit für eine Geschichte: Teil 10 – Die Verabredung (pt. 2) Posted by Sten on Dec 24, 2015
This is Teil 10 (part 10) of the story of Max, a German student. Be sure to read the previous parts first! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Last week, Max made the Kalter Hund (hedgehog slice) for Laura and is getting a little nervous. He…
The Difference between Nikolaus, Santa Claus and the Christkind Posted by Larissa on Dec 14, 2015
Sometimes it can get a bit confusing: St Nicholas comes on the night of 5th of December, Santa Claus comes on the night of the 24th, and the Christkind arrives in the evening of the 24th! But who are they all and what is the unterschied (difference) between them? Saint Nicholas St Nicholas comes from Greece…