June 24 is St. John’s Day or Johannistag. Overlapping with summer solstice celebrations (midsummer, Sonnenwende), people in Germany and Austria light fires and pick herbs and flowers, like St. John’s wort, which are especially potent around Mittsommer.
Tag: Austria
Donauwelle is a German and Austrian cake, or rather Torte, that resembles the waves of the Danube river, hence the name.
Take a look at the mosaic art on the walls of three public housing buildings in Vienna. The pieces depicting fruits and vegetables can be found in the Hadikgasse 268-272.
The first Sunday after Ash Wednesday is the Funkensonntag. On that day, so-called Funkenfeuer (bonfires) are lit in the Swabian-Alemannic Alpine regions.
A delicious Schnitzel … is what exactly? And is a Wiener Schnitzel different from a Jägerschnitzel? How long has it been around? Continue reading to find out.
