by HF | Apr 11, 2022
German Easter Customs (Osterbräuche): Introduction Easter, Ostern in German, is a very special time in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and in all of the German-speaking countries of Europe. Catholic and Protestant Christians celebrate the arisen Christ with many...
by HF | Mar 16, 2022
It All Began with Railway Time Each year, as many countries around the globe enter or leave Summer Time (Britain), Daylight Saving Time (North America), or Sommerzeit (Germany), people ask why? And why can’t the US and the EU agree on the same Summer Time...
by HF | Feb 28, 2022
Black History: More African Americans in German-Speaking Europe Below you’ll learn more about three African Americans who were influenced by living and studying in German-speaking Europe. None of the three are very well known or famous, but each made a unique...
by HF | Feb 28, 2022
Marian Anderson in Europe • With Timeline Marian Anderson was a noted African American operatic singer who broke various racial barriers during her four-decades-long international career. Anderson, by her own account, did not like personal confrontation. When faced...
by HF | Dec 28, 2021
The Calendar and zwischen den Jahren Traditions When they hear the phrase “zwischen den Jahren” (“between the years”) most Germans, Austrians, and German Swiss think of the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. In Switzerland it is...
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