German Holiday Paper
Amanda Creacy
Mr. McKay
German 2- Feste und Feiertage
March 2, 2012
Wonderful facts on German Holidays
In Germany they also celebrate holidays. Some are the same as American holidays but others are different. They seem to have a lot more holidays than we do. Some are celebrated the same in both places but some are different. In Germany some holidays are regional and not national which means that only people living in certain places celebrate them.
In January there are multiple major holidays. On January first it is New Year’s Day. In German it is called Neujahr and is a national holiday. In many countries fireworks and gatherings are how people celebrate New Year’s Day. In the Christian gospel is reminiscent of the circumcision and naming of Jesus on the eighth day. January sixth is Helige Drei Konige, also called Epiphany. Christians commemorate on this day the three wise me, who came guided by a star to Bethlehem to the manger of Jesus to see him and give gifts. It is a national religious holiday. On January twenty-seventh Germany celebrates a national holiday called The Holocaust Remembrance Day. It commemorates the six million Jews and other victims of Nazism. Holocaust Remembrance Day was declared in October 2005. A regional holiday in Bayern is Orthodoxe Weihnachten, which is on January seventh.
In February there is about five major national holidays. On February fourteenth it is Valetinstag also known as Valentine’s Day here in America. Valentine's Day is considered the lover’s day in Germany. Couples give each other gifts on this day. Such as: flowers, and chocolates.in Germany it’s celebrated just like it is here in America. Weiberfastnacht is also in February. It is on February 16. Weiberfastnacht is the custom that women cut the ties with the scissors in German-speaking countries. So many men are stabbed accidentally by awkward behavior and uncoordinated women. Here in America we do not have a custom such as this. On February 20 it is
Mr. McKay
German 2- Feste und Feiertage
March 2, 2012
Wonderful facts on German Holidays
In Germany they also celebrate holidays. Some are the same as American holidays but others are different. They seem to have a lot more holidays than we do. Some are celebrated the same in both places but some are different. In Germany some holidays are regional and not national which means that only people living in certain places celebrate them.
In January there are multiple major holidays. On January first it is New Year’s Day. In German it is called Neujahr and is a national holiday. In many countries fireworks and gatherings are how people celebrate New Year’s Day. In the Christian gospel is reminiscent of the circumcision and naming of Jesus on the eighth day. January sixth is Helige Drei Konige, also called Epiphany. Christians commemorate on this day the three wise me, who came guided by a star to Bethlehem to the manger of Jesus to see him and give gifts. It is a national religious holiday. On January twenty-seventh Germany celebrates a national holiday called The Holocaust Remembrance Day. It commemorates the six million Jews and other victims of Nazism. Holocaust Remembrance Day was declared in October 2005. A regional holiday in Bayern is Orthodoxe Weihnachten, which is on January seventh.
In February there is about five major national holidays. On February fourteenth it is Valetinstag also known as Valentine’s Day here in America. Valentine's Day is considered the lover’s day in Germany. Couples give each other gifts on this day. Such as: flowers, and chocolates.in Germany it’s celebrated just like it is here in America. Weiberfastnacht is also in February. It is on February 16. Weiberfastnacht is the custom that women cut the ties with the scissors in German-speaking countries. So many men are stabbed accidentally by awkward behavior and uncoordinated women. Here in America we do not have a custom such as this. On February 20 it is