My friend Chuck grew up in Yorktown, Texas, about an 1 ½ hours south of New Braunfels (the heart of German Texas), where his great great grandfather Johann Jost settled in 1848 after leaving Womelsdorf, Germany. Much of his family is still there. Because of the pandemic stay-at-home order, his sister is sorting through Afflerbach family history, and recently came…
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German Easter Traditions, Facts and Customs- All About Easter in Germany!
Celebrating Easter in Germany is much more than a trip to church, an Easter Egg hunt, brunch and a nice hat. Easter is a major holiday in Germany… and the events go beyond home and church. Preparations start well before Easter Sunday! and don’t end there. And many Easter Traditions that we follow here in the US and elsewhere stem…
The Osterbaum / German Easter Tree- Make Your OWN Easter Tree
During the Easter Season, it is quite common to see an Osterbaum or Osterstrauss. But what is an Osterbaum? Osterbaum in German means Easter Tree. Some people decorate tiny trees, but These pretty little “trees” are generally made from cut twigs and short branches of pussy willow or forsythia plants. The branches go into a vase and are decorated with…