by HF | May 23, 2013
Christmas Traditions: Star Singers, January 6 and C+M+B In Austria and parts of Germany and Switzerland, Christmas does not officially end until January 6. That date commemorates the religious feast day known as Epiphany or das Dreikönigsfest (“three kings festival”)...
by HF | 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...
by HF | May 21, 2013
Daily Life in the USA vs Germany • Part 3 History & Culture > Cultural Comparisons – Part 1 > Cultural Comparisons – Part 2 > Cultural Comparisons – Part 3 Religion • Social Mores • Cannabis In the charts below you’ll find a simplified...
by HF | 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...
by HF | Apr 27, 2013
Photo: The Josef Mohr Window in the “Silent Night” Chapel, Oberndorf The world’s most famous Christmas song, “Silent Night,” was brought to life near Salzburg by two music-loving Austrians. Two stained-glass windows in the Stille-Nacht-Kapelle in Oberndorf bei...
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