Ground Hog Day, Febr. 2

Ground Hog Day, one more story

Valentine's Day

 

Karneval, Fasching, Fastnacht, feast before Lend

Palm Sunday, special for small children

Osterspaziergang. Goethe, English Translation

Ostern, Easter, what are we celebrating?

Liesken un de Osterhas,

Der Osterhas macht sich bereit

Die Lerche stieg am Ostermorgen, Emanuel Geibel

Sprueche fuer Osterkarten,

Schuetzenfest, Sommerfest

Bauernhochzeit, Farmers wedding

Oktoberfest, Not a harvest festival, but a wed

Naturfreunde, Nature fiiends, Wandern,

Vienna Coffee Houses, Kaffee Klatsch

Allerseelen- Allerheiligen, All Saints Day- All Souls Day

Allerheiligen, Besinnliche Geschichte fuer Vertriebene

Slaughterday, usually twice a year

Schlachtfest,

St. Martin's Day, November 11

St. Martin, one more story

Thanksgiving, lots of information

Way of life in Westfalia, 1850s - 1950s