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German Good Luck Symbols

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Celebrating German Culture in America
In Germany, especially around Christmas and the New Year you see them everywhere… Toadstool ornaments, Chimney Sweet figures, Marzipan Piggies with coins or 4 Leaf Clover in their mouths. These German good luck symbols didn’t just come out of nowhere… they all have history and legend to explain why they are lucky. Some luck charms […]
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What is a Turnverein? How do Turners fit into American History?

What is the Vogelhochzeit? It’s a song to Welcome Spring!

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Celebrating German Culture in America
Germans do love to sing, and they especially love their Folk songs. One of my favorite German Folk Songs is the Vogelhochzeit. In German School I loved singing the fi-de-ralala part over and over. And with so many verses, the song can go on longer than the Twelve days of Christmas! (I have a feeling […]
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What is a Turnverein? How do Turners fit into American History?

Castle Frankenstein in Germany- A Castle Swirled in Mystery and Legend

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German Halloween
This summer my partner, Kevin, joined my daughter and I in Germany. Since he had never been to Germany before, and because I have a strange sense of humor, AND because Frankenstein was my daughter’s favorite book when she was younger, we decided to take him straight from the Frankfurt Airport to the Frankenstein Castle. […]
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A Visit to the Nuremberg Toy Museum- Spielzeugmuseum Nuremberg

The Pied Piper of Hamelin Story-800 Year Mystery Wrapped in Fairy Tale

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Book and Movie Reviews
While visiting Germany many years ago I had to visit the town of Hameln. You see, when I was growing up, one of my favorite records had the Rattenfänger von Hameln story… the Pied Piper of Hamelin Story. As a child, the idea of all those kids being snatched up because the town fathers didn’t […]
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A Visit to the Nuremberg Toy Museum- Spielzeugmuseum Nuremberg

What is the Loreley? The Legend, the Song, and How to See It…

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German legends
You are cruising down the Middle Rhine admiring the castles towering over vineyards and small villages when suddenly near Sankt Goarhausen,  the whole ship breaks into song in front of a rock cliff.  You’ve reached the Loreley. But WHAT is the Lorelei? It’s not just a pile of rocks, it is a place of song and […]
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A Visit to the Nuremberg Toy Museum- Spielzeugmuseum Nuremberg

What Is Walpurgisnacht? And How did An English Nun Become Associated with Witches?

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German Halloween
[no_toc] Legends and traditions about Witches are quite common in Germany… think about all the Fairy Tales you’ve ever heard, isn’t there always a witch? So, of course, there is a night called Walpurgisnacht or Hexennacht (Witches’ Night), a sort of second Halloween. But … What is Walpurgisnacht (pronounced Val-purr-gess-nach-t)? When is it celebrated? Why […]
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Karneval Berliner – Filled with Jam AFTER Frying

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