In Germany, during festivals, the traditional clothing for boys are: lederhosen (short pants) and a dress shirt. For girls: a drindl (a fancy traditional dress).
A drindl Lederhosen
German numbers 1-12
Eins
Zwei
Drei
Vier
Funf
Sechs
Sieben
Acht
Neun
Zehn
Elf
Zwolf
The German Language
There are lots of interesting words in German. Here are some of our favorite words.
Ella:
Kaffee- Coffee
Freundennin- Friends
Belegte brote-Sandwiches
Fahrrader- Bike
Becca:
Grun-green
Madchen-girl
Spielien-play
Apfel-apple
Woody:
Hemd-dress shirt
Fernseher-telivisions
Elf-11
Zeitung-newspaper
Joey:
Auto-car
Trinkt-drink
Rennt-ran
Lauft-walk
Religions
Germany practices several religions although more Germans are non-religous than anything other religion. The largest religion is Christianity with about 48 million followers. Islam is next with 3.3 million followers, a big difference from Christians. Following closesly is Buddhism and Judaism.
Roman Catholic was the ain religion in the 15th century. In 1618-1648 there was a war between Catholics and Protestants. Now very few German Christians are very active in the church community.
Islam is the largest minority religion and has many different types of Islamic religion like: Sunni,Alevite, Shi’a, Sufi, Ahmadiyya, and Ismaili. The first muslims came to Germany in the 18th century for diplomatic purposes between the Germans and the Ottoman Empire. In the 1st world war 15,000 muslims were imprisoned, but after the world wars in 1961 the population began to increase.
Before the Nazis, approximately 600,000 jews lived in Gemany. After the fall of the Berlin Wall about 90,000 jews settled in the country. Now, Germany (especially Berlin) has the fastest growing Jewish community world-wide, and Germans are even more accepting than the ex-soviet realm.
Germany has changed a lot.
German Firsts
Many of the inventions we have today, Germany created! Like: the printing press, the alarm clock, X-rays, thermometers, aspirin pills, and the first car that successfully ran on gasoline! Germany also created the first helicopter.
Cool, right?!
German Arts
Germany is home to many famous artists, composers, and even bands. Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, and Friedrich were from Germany. Even the Beatles built their reputations in Hamburg, Germany!
Bach Beethoven Wagner Friedrich
This carving is made by Maria Laach. This carving is a Romanesque carving.
This is a mural by Albrecht Durer. The name of this piece is the Heller Altar.
This is an altar made by Tilman Riemenschneider.
Ethnic Groups
An ethnic group is a group that is of the same race, or religion. The ethnic groups in Germany are 91.5% German, 2.4% Turkish, 6.1% is another race. Many of these others are Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Spanish. Those were the race ethnic groups, but the religion ethnic groups are 34% protestant, 34% roman catholic, 3.7% muslim, and 28% unaffiliated or other religion. These are the ethnic groups of Germany. 🙂
German Cuisine!
German food is a very popular cuisine. Restaurants sometimes devote their whole menu to German food. Pork, Beef, and Poultry are the most common meat types in German food. Trout is also the most typical freshwater fish. Fried onions are a common addition to most meat dishes. Vegetables are often cooked in stews and vegetable soups, but sometimes they are found as side dishes. A common side dish would be noodles, a type of noodle is spatzle, made from wheat flour and large amounts of egg yolks. Aside from noodles, potatoes are also a common side dish. Potatoes came to Germany in the late 18th century. Most of the time they were boiled in salt water, but they were also mashed and pan roasted sometimes.
Sausages with Sauerkraut German Pretzel
Sauerbraten with potato dumplings Cooking Bratwursts
Germany’s Famous Rugen Cliffs
The Rugen Cliffs have been one of Germany’s most popular vacation spots for many years. In fact Albert Einstein traveled there. Rugen, the largest island in Germany is located in the Baltic Sea to the northwest off the coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is famous for its spectacular views, quiet fishing villages, romantic spas and resorts, and most importantly the chalk-white cliffs. These famous cliffs were first brought to attention by the art of a romantic painter named Caspar Friedrich. That’s the story of the Rugen Cliffs.
Cologne Cathedral
This cathedral is the epitome of high-gothic architecture. The building of it started in 1248 and was completed in 1880. When it was finished it was the biggest building in the world. It is home to a wealth of important artwork, including beautiful stained glass windows that give the interior have an eerie light.
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