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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...
Fireworks
Today is December 28th… German stores are now allowed to sell fireworks. By law the stores are not to sell them any earlier than 3 working days before New Year and only until the 31st of Dec... There are a few rules and regulations you should know about before heading...
Nutcrackers
Christmas would not be Christmas in Germany without the colorful bearded soldiers made of wood. Nutcrackers are a global phenomenon, with exports reaching places like Japan and Australia. Nutcrackers in the form of wooden carvings of a soldier or other profession have...
Christmas cookies
As long as I remember back, one of the best parts of Christmas is the countless evenings you spent in the kitchen with your mom and siblings. Rolling out dough, sneaking cookie dough here and there, and decorating your heart out on a cookie that ends up in dad’s...
Christmas Pyramids
The Christmas pyramid is a unique, hand crafted item found in Germany that is not part of the mainstream of Christmas tradition in the United States. The pyramid is a kind of tiered carousel with Christian motives made of wood. The motives can include examples of...
Keep this Holiday Season Fire safe
The winter holiday season should be a joyous time of the year. We enjoy eating, drinking and spending time with loved ones. During this season, fires and injuries associated with holiday decorating are much more prevalent. Each year, US fire departments respond to an...
German Christmas cookies… and how to succeed
When I first moved to the States one of the things I missed most, was the traditional transition into Christmas we have here in Germany. So what’s a Girl supposed to do…she fills the home with the aroma of freshly baked Christmas cookies. I went to the store...