If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my Daily Newsletter. Thanks for visiting!A little known tradition in Germany is the secret crush tradition. Though I’ve never seen this tradition being performed in Germany, I do know that around May it’s the celebration of Maibaum, or May Tree.
During Maibaum young men […]
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Ever heard that the trains are never late in Germany? Well in Germany expect everything to run on time as being punctual is the rule in Germany.
Meetings: If a meeting is set a 7:15 you have to be there exactly at 7:15! As I’m accustomed to not worrying about being a few minutes […]
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As you read the German newspaper, you are often to find sex more open, leading one to believe that the attitude towards sex is Germany is much more open than most countries.
In Munich’s Central Park, office workers spend their summer lunch breaks sunbathing nude, which of course shocks many tourists not used to this attitude […]
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You’ll learn the Beer Tradition quickly in Germany the first time you hear the word “Prost”. You’d better learn the Germany beer tradition quick or you’ll get 500 years of bad sex according to the urban legend.
How it works:
1. Before you drink you make sure to it your glasses against all the others in the […]
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Valentine’s Day happens the world over on February 14th. In Germany, the tradition of Valentine’s Day is similar to the US. The guy gives the girl flowers. They also give chocolate or roses, much like I’ve grown up to know in the United States.
Of course, many politically correct Germans will tell you, […]
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The Trash in Germany has to be thrown away in different bins. For Americans, this can be confusing. I was used to throwing away all my trash into just one Trash Bin. That is a definite no no in Germany. In Germany, all trash must be thrown away into multiple Garbage bins.
A […]
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It’s my day on December 6, Nicholas Day :). This is a widely known holiday in Germany. For Nikolaustag, you should leave candy in the shoes or boots outside the door. If someone was good, you should leave candy, but if they were bad, leave a rod.
Bernie and ErtIf you haven’t heard […]
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Did you know that Germans also celebrate a sort of Thanksgiving? In Germany they call it Erntedankfest. I also had no idea until I read this article by Suite101.com:
“Germans, too, celebrate a day of thanksgiving to God for a plentiful harvest. On the first Sunday of October (in most locations), visitors to German […]
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“The term “Weihnachtsmann” is a very generic German term for Father Christmas, St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus. The German Weihnachtsmann is a fairly recent Christmas tradition having little if any religious or folkloric background. In fact, the secular Weihnachtsmann only dates back to around the mid-19th century.
As early as 1835, Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben wrote […]
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“Knecht Ruprecht is a term widely used in many parts of Germany. (In Austria and Bavaria he is known as Krampus.) Also called rauer Percht and many other names, Knecht Ruprecht was once the evil Nikolaus-Begleiter (St. Nick’s escort), who punished bad children, but now he is often a more kind fellow gift-giver.
Where does he […]
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