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Valentine’s Day in Germany
Valentinstag (14. February) Though celebrating Valentine's Day has only become popular within the last few decades in Germany, there are several traditions the Germans have taken on whole-heartedly. This includes giving cards, sweet treats and flowers to their loved...
Valentine’s Day in Germany
Valentinstag (14. February) Though celebrating Valentine's Day has only become popular within the last few decades in Germany, there are several traditions the Germans have taken on whole-heartedly. This includes giving cards, sweet treats and flowers to their loved...
February = Fasching = Faschingskrapfen or “Berliner”
Faschings Krapfen The ubiquitous food of Carnival season is donuts (in German: "Krapfen"). You can expect to see donuts piled high in the bakers and have them offered to you every day throughout the next month by colleagues and friends. The donuts come in all...
Where to order crafting supplies online in Germany
Here is a list of some really nice Crafting supply places I like to order from: Buttinette:Carries everything, scrapbooking, painting, crafting, sewingButtinette CreativCarries everything, scrapbooking, painting, craftingCreativ Stoffe.desewing...
Pfand – or the “ransom” on the beer bottle
Ever walked into a German grocery store and wondered why all the drinks are sold in racks and stood there curious what the Pfand charge on the price label meant? It’s all part of the great Pfand/deposit system we use in Germany. It seems that the first Pfand bottles...
Halloween Sale?
If you just moved to Germany and recently stopped at a German store, you may have wondered if they are having a sale on Halloween stuff. Sorry to disappoint the bargain hunter in you, but Fasching season is here! Often considered the 5th season here in Germany,...
Tomorrow is Epiphany
Heilige Drei Konige ‘January 6th’ Holiday only in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt Epiphany (known as the Holy Three Kings in German) is the end of our famous “12 Days of Christmas,” which begins on December 25th and ends on January 6th. Germans...