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Introductions and Foundational Information
- Please send us descriptions and/or images of your own German holiday customs and traditions. Great example.
- Use of this site will be enhanced by taking a few moments to read through the following materials:
- Important essay: More than Folklore: Customs & Traditions / Mehr als Folklore: Das Brauchtum.
- Brauchen wir Bräuche? Hat Tradition Zukunft?
- The Year of the Sun: Nature and Germanic Culture. setup of the solar year, seasons, celebrations, Gregorian calendar.
Further Resources
- German only. Calculator for fixed and movable holidays. And Another
- List of dates for German fixed and movable public holidays 2000-2004
- German.about.com's Calendar and holiday customs
- NEW! EXCELLENT! Religiöses Brauchtum - 4 seasons, numerous feasts, customs, literature
- Catholic Encyclopedia - a wealth of info
- Holidays, Calenders, Seasons, etc. Our links to a multitude of further resources
- Rites of Passage: baptism, marriage, funerals and other solemn occasions.
- WEBQUESTS - prepared web learning activities
- Conduct your own internet searches for further information. Altavista.
Calendar Key
- Cross Quarter Days are in red, Equinoxes are in blue. See Year of the Sun Calendar for further explanation
- Solstices are solar celebrations, Equinoxes are lunar celebrations
- Seasonal Holidays and Traditions vs. the Calendar and Seasons - some holidays precede or anticipate the season
