Avoid cultural missteps in Germany by learning these essential taboos and showing respect for local customs. Germany is a ...

Many of these practices are rooted in culinary traditions that have become deeply embedded in local custom over the centuries ... Marzipanschwein, Germany and Austria In Germany, marzipanschwein ...

Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters Strasbourg in the Alsace region bordering Germany proclaims ... Advent on December 1 marks the official countdown to Christmas in many Christian traditions.

Getty Putting up a Christmas tree has become a tradition around the world but it is believed to have originated in Germany as early as the 16th century. However in Germany it is also custom to ...

The custom began at the turn of the 20th century and was purportedly thought up by grape producers in the southern part of the country with a bumper crop. Since then, the tradition has spread to ...

Some customs were inspired by ideas from dominant neighbouring countries, such as Germany, and were readily embraced by the Polish people. On the other hand, there were traditions, such as the ...

Artistic and executive director Kathleen Morrison says they're hoping to make a presentation of the operetta an annual tradition. "In Germany, it is the New Year's tradition," said Morrison.

Here’s a look at some of the foods, stories, and customs that ... to discourage the tradition out of concern that he’d scar young minds. But in Austria and parts of Germany, adults dressing ...

The custom began ... both Austria and Germany. In Japanese households, families eat buckwheat soba noodles, or toshikoshi soba, at midnight on New Year’s Eve to bid farewell to the year gone by and ...