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What is Ruebezahl? The legendary Silesian “Lord of the Mountains”!

September 4, 2020

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Children's Books

A small scale disaster (well, more of a mess) hit our house last week in the form of a flood (ok, it was just an unnoticed spill). The only thing really wrecked? A box of my old childhood Albums. As I pulled them out one by one, it broke my heart a little bit. Mold […]

German Scary Stories for Children- Surviving a German Childhood

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

April 16, 2020

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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 […]

What is Edelweiss? All about this Legendary Flower

March 13, 2020

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German History

When I was a little girl, my Opa sent me a card that had a dried pressed edelweiss flower and a miniature hiker’s axe on it. I loved pulling back the protective cover and petting the soft fuzzy petals. For years that card sat on my bookshelf, and I would imagine the mysterious far-off mountain […]

What is a Schnitzelbank- A Bench and a Funny Song

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

October 10, 2019

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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 German Kitchen Witch Brings Good Luck to Your Kitchen!

January 11, 2019

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German Halloween

When I was growing up, my mother always had a flying Kitchen Witch hanging in the kitchen window. Now, the legend says that a German Kitchen Witch will protect your food as you cook it… no more pots boiling over, no more burnt cakes…. just delicious foods that will nourish your family. Did it work? […]

Traditions from Germany- Traditional German Christmas Decorations

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

July 13, 2018

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Book and Movie Reviews

While visiting Germany many years ago I had to visit the town of Hamelin. You see, when I was growing up, one of my favorite records had the Rattenfänger von Hamelin 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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What is the Loreley? The Legend, the Song, and How to See It…

June 5, 2018

karenanne

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

April 28, 2017

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German Halloween

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 is […]

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Is German Chocolate Cake German?

February 23, 2017

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German Foods and Recipes

A question I hear very often (almost as often as the Christmas Pickle question) came up again today… “Is German Chocolate Cake German?”. Well… the short answer is- NO, it’s not. But before you go off to read something else, let me share some German Chocolate cake history, and how it got its name. German […]

Weihnachtspunsch Recipe -German Christmas Punch

Krampus in German Folklore – What IS Krampus?

November 22, 2016

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German Christmas Traditions

I grew up the child of Northern German parents, so I didn’t learn about Krampus until I was much older. In my world, Knecht Ruprecht was St Nicholas’s sidekick, and Krampus lived in Bavaria and Austria. But now, because of movies and popular culture… as well as annual Krampus Runs… the myth of Krampus is […]

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