One of the greatest wine festivals in Germany will be held in Stuttgart from the 28th of August till the 8th of September: the 44th Stuttgarter Weindorf (Stuttgart Wine Village).
Everywhere in Stuttgart, the nature becomes green and the fruit trees start to blossom . . .
. . . . and the best thing about it – on Weiberfastnacht you can officially cut off* the your husbands/boyfriends/colleagues (dreaded) necktie. . . .
Frohes Neues Jahr! Happy New Year! よいおとしを！Buon anno! Feliz Año Nuevo! Bonne année ! Feliz Ano Novo!Maybe you have also heart or will hear Germans saying: „Ich wünsche Dir einen guten Rutsch“, which...
Fröhliche Weihnachten! Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! メリクリスマス！Joyeux Noël! Feliz Natal! Buon Natale! First be aware that the shops close on the 24th at noon (smaller ones) or in the afternoon, as the...
Question is not only where to buy a tree, but for some also the question: where does it come from? Easiest is to go to a DIW or garden center a...
Plätzchen, Gutsle, Platzerl, Bredle, Brötle, Läuble, - this is how they call cookies / biscuits in Germany around Christmas or some more specifically Stuttgart.
What is so special about Christmas Markets in Germany that people come from all over the world to enjoy them? As a German I would say the relaxed and festive atmosphere....
Traditionally Germans have an advent wreath starting with the first Advent sunday.
An Advent calendar, a christian tradition since the 19th century, is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas.