Considering the chicken dance is staple of Oktoberfest celebrations in the US you would think it’s a German tradition. But the song is actually Swiss, and called “Ententanz.”
Author: Anika Rieper
Germerican (Schleswig-Holstein, Pennsylvania)
Master's in German Literature and Social Psychology
Avid Reader and Bookseller
German Teacher
Baron Münchhausen was a real person who lived in the 18th century and who told adventure stories for entertainment. So, why is he called the “Baron of Lies”?
Sing this German May Song to welcome May: Der Mai ist gekommen. Written by Geibel in 1841, set to music by Lyra in 1842
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.
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.
