Didn’t get an advent calendar yet? I have a solution for you: enjoy this virtual Adventskalender about German Christmas.
Category: Holidays
On the first day of school, German children receive a cone filled with candy and school supplies – die Schultüte. It’s a tradition dating back to the 1800s.
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.
On February 22nd, the town of Haslach celebrates Storchentag (Day of the Stork) to commemorate when the storks saved the city from vermin.
During Advent, Germans mark the four Sundays before Christmas by lighting candles on an Advent Wreath. Find out about the custom and its older alternative, the Paradeisl or Klausenbaum.
Advent Wreaths are a German tradition that starts the Adventszeit, the time before Christmas. Find out here how to make an advent wreath.
It’s almost December 1st. Did you get your advent calendar yet? Are you buying or making one for your kid, your friend, your spouse? Here are some ideas and facts about advent calendars.
Buß- und Bettag is the Wednesday before the last Sunday in the liturgical year. In English, it’s called Day of Prayer and Repentance.
Here are two recipes: one for Martins- or Zuckerbrezeln, and one for Stutenkerle or Weckmänner. They are German recipes that I translated into English with American measurements. Links to the original are in the post.
In the fall, children all over Germany take part in lantern parades, they sing songs, and in some regions they receive a sweet dough man. Especially in the West, this happens on St. Martin’s Day which is November 11th.
