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Traditional German Celebrations
Carnival in Germany
Carnival is called the 5th season in Germany. It is the period before Ash Wednesday – the beginning of the Lent. People disguise themselves. They take part in parades. The most famous ones are in Mainz, Cologneand Düsseldorf.
Carnival at Carl-Orff-Schule
Easter
Coloured eggs everywhere andsearching them on Easter morning
Easter sunday
German people celebrate
Easter with a service.
The EasterfireOn one of the Easter evenings people meet
around a big bonfire.
May, 1st
May, 1st is a bank holiday.People meet in the eveningof April, 30th to decorate a tree with coloured ribbons.They dance around the maypole.
This party is called „dance into May“.
ThanksgivingFirst Sunday in October
Thanksgiving at Carl-Orff-Schule
Pupils of Carl-Orff-Schule celebrate Thanksgiving with a service at a church nearby.
Germany`s National Holiday October, 3rd
German people celebrate the reunification between the eastern and western part of Germany.
Saint MartinChildren celebrate this festival in November in honour of bishop Martin, who helped the poor. They make a parade with lanterns while singing songs to praise Saint Martin.They get sweets for their singing.
NikolausDecember, 6th
In memory of bishop Saint Nikolaus german children get sweets.In the evening of December, 5th they put a boot in front of the door hoping Nikolaus will fill it.Sometimes children are visited by a person dressed like Nikolaus.
ChristmasIn Germany there are two public holidays at christmas.
The cribOn Christmas eve
people go to church
to celebrate the
birth of Jesus.
There is a crib in every church.
Christmas eve, (Heiligabend) December, 24th
On christmas eve we exchange
presents.
The family meets
to eat, drink
and celebrate.
New Year`s Eve
Most people in Germany have a party on the last day of the year.At midnight they burn fireworks.
New YearJanuary, 1st is a bank
holiday.
In some northern parts of
Germany women
prepare „Neujahrskuchen“
a special kind of biscuits.
January, 6th Three Wise Men
People remember
the three Wise
Men
who worshipped
the new born king.
The three Wise Men
Children dressed in king`s clothes go from house to house to bless them.
They raise money to give it to a charity organisation.