“With this topic” I warned Francesca, ” werde ich vom Hölzchen aufs Stöckchen kommen-I won´t be able to tell a straight tale“. No tradition is typical for Germany as a whole. We even can´t agree on a common name. Therefore, in this blog I talk about Fasnet, Fasnacht or Carneval, different names for the same [...]
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February 14, 2009
Fasching – Push the Button
There it is. A memory. The colors.
I tried. I really did. I watched the parades, yelled Helaaaauuuuu, ran for candy, went to a “Sitzung” and did the polonaise. But I still don´t get it. I don´t enjoy Fasching.
Isn´t it nice that Germans are being silly for once? Well maybe that would be nice, if they [...]
January 10, 2009
Hibernation and “Was Dich nicht umbringt macht Dich nur stärker”
My hair froze.
It’s not the arctic, just Germany in an unusual cold snap. While walking home I caught the pitying look of a pedestrian coming my way and could not understand the reason until I caught sight of my hair, which stood out under my hat in its usual untidy waves but tinted a [...]
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