Advent Customs

by | May 23, 2013

Christmas Traditions: Advent in Germany, Austria and Switzerland The Advent tradition is a religious celebration in preparation for the arrival, or “advent” of the Christ Child (das Christkind) on his “official” birthday, the 25th day of December. The Advent season...

Cultural Comparisons – PDFs

by | May 20, 2013

PDF Downloads: Cultural Comparisons Our cultural comparison charts offer simplified comparisons of various customs and everyday culture in the United States and Germany (Deutschland). Currently we have five different German Way pages with cultural comparison charts on...

Teobert Maler

by | May 19, 2013

From Austria to Mexico: Soldier, photographer, archaeologist Teobert Maler was a German/Austrian who in 1864, at the age of 22, went to Mexico as a soldier to support the Austrian Emperor Maximilian I (Maximiliano), who had recently been installed as the ruler of...

Holidays and Celebrations Calendar

by | Apr 25, 2013

Holiday and Festivities Calendar for Austria, Germany, Switzerland Jump to | January | February | March | April | May | June | July August | September | October | November | December Movable Feasts (no fixed date) Holiday Calendar: Below you’ll find our calendar of...