This section of When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do contains the following chapters:
Book Chapters - Celebrations and Holidays
- Happy Birthday? Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
- Groundhog Day: Mariä Lichtmess/Candlemas
- Die Fünfte Jahreszeit: The Fifth Season
MORE: Carnival and Mardi Gras, German Style - all about Fastnacht, Karneval, Fastnacht - Summer Vacation and Reisewellen: Germany’s Summer Brings a Wave of Traffic Jams (Staus)
- It’s Halloween: Streich oder Süssigkeit
MORE: Halloween in Germany - Barbarazweig—Saint Barbara’s Branch
MORE: Christmas in Germany: Barbarazweig - Silvester—New Year’s Eve
WEB > Dinner for One - A German New Year’s Tradition (AboutGerman.net)
Also see: German Celebrations and Holidays (Calendar)
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Related Pages
Pages on this site related to celebrations and holidays in the German-speaking world:
- Carnival and Mardi Gras, German Style
- Christmas in Germany - The many Christmas traditions from Austria and Germany!
- Halloween in Germany - It may not be an original German tradition, but Holloween is increasingly popular in Europe.
- German Celebrations and Holidays - A calendar of holidays and observances in the German-speaking world
- Contents: When in Germany, Do as the the Germans Do - Book contents, with links
- Contents: The German Way - Book contents, with links
- Money, banks, and credit - from the German Way book
- Expats Page - Learn from those who have already been there and done that.

