Silvester – New Year’s Eve in Germany

New Year’s Eve Customs in Austria, Germany, Switzerland Prosit Neujahr! • Happy New Year! Celebrating the New Year! The following practices and traditions are associated with the beginning of the new year in German-speaking countries: Berliner Pfannkuchen...

A Golden Cup

Tomorrow one of the most coveted trophies in sport will come to Berlin. Today Germany woke up collectively hungover but with a jubilant smile on its face. Yesterday, just before midnight, the nation erupted into euphoria when the German football team won the World...

German Unity Day

Tag der Deutschen Einheit – October 3 German Unity Day, on October 3rd, is the German national holiday, a sort of German Fourth of July. Both the observance date and the holiday are recent. The third day of October has only been a national holiday since 1990....