Most people think of a Laugenbrezel when thinking about pretzels. But Germany has many sweet pretzels, baked for different occasions and in different parts of Germany. Let’s take a look.
Author: Anika Rieper
Germerican (Schleswig-Holstein, Pennsylvania)
Master's in German Literature and Social Psychology
Avid Reader and Bookseller
German Teacher
As the title suggests: this article is about eggs. German vocabulary words, idiomatic expressions, famous eggs, and funny stuff with eggs.
Auguste Victoria was the last German empress, wife of Emperor Wilhelm II. For the 100th anniversary of her death on April 11th, 1921, the German TV channel ZDF made a documentary about her that you can watch here. I have provided an English summary along with photos.
The first Thursday in April is a holiday in the Canton Glarus in Switzerland. They commemorate the Battle of Näfels of 1388 with a procession called Näfelser Fahrt.
We all know that the Easter bunny brings the Easter eggs. But it wasn’t always just the bunny; for example there was the fox – der Osterfuchs.
Otto von Bismarck was a German statesman who helped establish the German empire in 1871. So, what does he have to do with a herring?
Luise Hensel wrote the poem “Müde bin ich, geh zur Ruh” that is now known as children’s prayer and lullaby. After writing her poetry in early life, she devoted the rest of her life to caritas work within the Catholic Church.
“Geh’ aus, mein Herz und suche Freud'” (Go forth, my heart and seek delight) is a known and popular summer song. It was written by pastor and poet Paul Gerhardt in 1653. Take a listen.
The first woman to be admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts of Munich, Marie Ellenrieder was a court painter and created religious art still admired today.
Famous composer and musician Max Reger set Friedrich Hebbel’s poem “Requiem” (Seele, vergiss sie nicht) to music. Read more about Hebbel and Reger and listen to the beautiful requiem.
