The autumn begins. And what do the Germans do? You slip the socks into your wool to collect on the outside of the chestnut. Children begin to make lanterns and the carnival ready for the kick-off Session.
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Lanterns in the November nights
Each year, the 11. November celebrate German families, the Martin’s day. You sing Martin’s songs and pull with self-made lanterns through the streets, while in the oven for a goose hatching tent.
The custom goes back to Saint Martin of Tours. He is said to have divided his coat in a storm with a beggar. Often accompanied, as St. Martin-clad riders for the parades. -
10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Clown noses and tipsy tumbler
On the same day as St. Martin on 11. The day of 11. Month at 11:11 PM – celebrate the three German carnival strongholds of Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz, the beginning of the so-called “fifth Season”. The carnival dress up with colorful costumes and gather in the city. The Carnival season officially ends a few months later on the so-called ash Wednesday.
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Chestnut game
Packed in spiky shells brown chestnuts fall to the ground. Children collect the fruit in the fall and turn them into necklaces or put together with toothpicks to small animals. But be careful: It hurts!
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Mushrooming
This is probably the most delicious side-effect of autumn. Some of the German real mushroom experts. But also for lay people there are to find something. Porcini mushrooms are rare, but are detected most quickly and can be differentiated from toxic varieties that can be easily. So, too, Chestnut Boletes, which are somewhat more common, and between moss and colorful leaves to grow.
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Colorful Leaves Of Joy
A walk in the woods to admire the colorful leaves – a typical Sunday employment for German. In the cities of the Foliage piles up on the sidewalks, waiting to be of since then, like swept away. As tempting as it is for children to jump in the pile of Leaves, as soon they should learn that including different piles – for example dog pile.
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Naked, but warm
Germans take their Spa culture very seriously – and often completely naked. Many foreigners are surprised when they are asked to take off her clothes. In many spas, you are allowed to enter but some areas only, without any clothes on. Therefore, do not forget: a towel for the sauna bench.
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Pack the woolen clothes.
Many German parents pack your baby’s favorite from head to foot in wool. Even adults to wear in the cold Season, like wool socks, Yes, some of the even woolen underpants. Although lingerie, stockings and clothes made of wool are often quite cheap, natural, organic and sustainable clothing as a good investment.
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Hot
If it is cold, heat up the Germans. Although most of the apartments with Gas to be heated, to be dragged in some old houses still have coal and burned. Ten years ago, coal-burning stoves were to be found much more frequently. Today, the smell of coal in the air with a nostalgic touch. Only Winter is coming like in old times.
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
The street heat
“Airing” is a urdeutsches concept for which there is not even a Translation in other languages. Even in the freezing cold and although the heating is on, tear up the German for a few minutes, the window to the apartment “airing”. To avoid mold. Some overdo it, however, and the Windows let in not only a couple of minutes, but several hours open.
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Advent calendar
Although these special, chocolate-filled calendar, only count the last 24 days before Christmas, sell a lot of super markets in October for a special price. Possible that Some of the cheating and you just previously open. Or the calendar for the case of hoarding, or that you should not come by any disaster before the first Advent, in the supermarket.
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Lanterns in the November nights
Each year, the 11. November celebrate German families, the Martin’s day. You sing Martin’s songs and pull with self-made lanterns through the streets, while in the oven for a goose hatching tent.
The custom goes back to Saint Martin of Tours. He is said to have divided his coat in a storm with a beggar. Often accompanied, as St. Martin-clad riders for the parades. -
10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Clown noses and tipsy tumbler
On the same day as St. Martin on 11. The day of 11. Month at 11:11 PM – celebrate the three German carnival strongholds of Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz, the beginning of the so-called “fifth Season”. The carnival dress up with colorful costumes and gather in the city. The Carnival season officially ends a few months later on the so-called ash Wednesday.
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Chestnut game
Packed in spiky shells brown chestnuts fall to the ground. Children collect the fruit in the fall and turn them into necklaces or put together with toothpicks to small animals. But be careful: It hurts!
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Mushrooming
This is probably the most delicious side-effect of autumn. Some of the German real mushroom experts. But also for lay people there are to find something. Porcini mushrooms are rare, but are detected most quickly and can be differentiated from toxic varieties that can be easily. So, too, Chestnut Boletes, which are somewhat more common, and between moss and colorful leaves to grow.
-
10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Colorful Leaves Of Joy
A walk in the woods to admire the colorful leaves – a typical Sunday employment for German. In the cities of the Foliage piles up on the sidewalks, waiting to be of since then, like swept away. As tempting as it is for children to jump in the pile of Leaves, as soon they should learn that including different piles – for example dog pile.
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10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Naked, but warm
Germans take their Spa culture very seriously – and often completely naked. Many foreigners are surprised when they are asked to take off her clothes. In many spas, you are allowed to enter but some areas only, without any clothes on. Therefore, do not forget: a towel for the sauna bench.
-
10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Pack the woolen clothes.
Many German parents pack your baby’s favorite from head to foot in wool. Even adults to wear in the cold Season, like wool socks, Yes, some of the even woolen underpants. Although lingerie, stockings and clothes made of wool are often quite cheap, natural, organic and sustainable clothing as a good investment.
-
10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Hot
If it is cold, heat up the Germans. Although most of the apartments with Gas to be heated, to be dragged in some old houses still have coal and burned. Ten years ago, coal-burning stoves were to be found much more frequently. Today, the smell of coal in the air with a nostalgic touch. Only Winter is coming like in old times.
-
10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
The street heat
“Airing” is a urdeutsches concept for which there is not even a Translation in other languages. Even in the freezing cold and although the heating is on, tear up the German for a few minutes, the window to the apartment “airing”. To avoid mold. Some overdo it, however, and the Windows let in not only a couple of minutes, but several hours open.
-
10 things that German between autumn and Winter do
Advent calendar
Although these special, chocolate-filled calendar, only count the last 24 days before Christmas, sell a lot of super markets in October for a special price. Possible that Some of the cheating and you just previously open. Or the calendar for the case of hoarding, or that you should not come by any disaster before the first Advent, in the supermarket.
The days are getting shorter and colder. But the Germans have found creative ways to come up with heart-warming customs and rituals through the frosty Season of the year. Click through the photo gallery to discover ten things German, traditionally in late autumn.