#german tradition

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Ascension Day - Traditions

Though not in every country celebrated as a holiday, in the Netherlands it is a day off for (about) everyone. And as often with (Christian) holidays we have our traditions for the day. In the Netherlands Ascension Day means ' Dauwtrappen', which literally translates to 'kicking dew'.

The idea is that you have a very early start of the day, as early as there's still dew on the fields, and you enjoy the nature with a group of friends for a hike or, more traditional these days with a bicycle tour. So on Ascension Day you probably encounter large group of bicyclists on the roads and paths having fun and enjoying the day regardless of the weather, either sunshine or rain.

In Germany however, Ascension Day is the day 'Vatertag' (Father's Day) is celebrated. Not the usual way like most countries celebrate Father's Day in June though.

The German version of Vatertag is a day off being a family man for the fathers. They also enjoy the nature in groups of men hiking but not without a cart full of beer they pull with them all day! (what else in Germany! 😊)

Since I live near the border of Germany, you can imagine our bicylcle route often would cross the border and we would encounter several of these groups of 'Herren' having fun and the necessary (drunk) banter.

And it so happened years ago, while we were already several hours bicycling, a couple of guys in our group needed a leak (it's always so easy for men... ) and we decided for a little break, have some snacks. When one of the guys shouted suddenly "Guys look what I found! I didn't know they grew beer in the forest here in Germany". We all curiously came to look, and indeed, hidden in a bush there was a full crate of beer.

As it was already around noon, maybe a bit before, and the sun was getting warmer, maybe even hot, the guys thought it would be a shame to not consume the beer while it was still cold. Soon everyone had a bottle opened and was enjoying it. When one of our group had a bright moment saying, oh dear maybe some German herren hid it here for them to enjoy. Oops....

Am afraid when the herren arrived at the spot, there was not much left. And of course we were long gone... But we did left them a little thank you note saying 'Vielen dank, wir haben es sehr genossen' 😂

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St. Nicholas Day

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Willkommen auf meinem Blog!

As I’m sure you know: Tumblr doesn’t let you like & follow from side blogs. So here’s the @ to my APH blog: @aph-sunset.

Traditionalism ≠ Hate

German tradition ≠ Nazism

If you think otherwise: DNI.

As for the rest of my DNI:

- LGBT-phobic

- Radfem

- Porn account

- Under 14

- Try to force your religion on people and/or tell people they’re going to hell just for existing

- Try to force any other opinions on people

Anyway here’s some basic info about me:

My pronouns are he/they/she. Basically all my happiness in life comes from making people I love happy so it seems fitting that I’d wanna do that in every way possible for whoever I end up with some day. My dream life would be to live in a small town in Germany and take care of whoever I was in a relationship with in any way I could. I’ve never really wanted kids but who knows what could happen some day. All I know as of right now is that when I find someone I want to have a long term relationship with I want to be there to make life as easy as possible for them. All that stuff you associate with traditionalism basically. I’ll some it up with “I want to be a homemaker”. Nationality wise I’m Canadian and ethnicity wise I’m German & Scottish, probably + a few other variations of European.

I know making an account appreciating German culture as well as posting about traditional relationships can seem like it equals Nazism but I promise it doesn’t. Y’know. If that wasn’t clear by the fact that I go by more than one set of pronouns, never specified a gender I wanna end up with, and my DNI list. But yeah. If you haven’t figured it out yet: Fuck off if you’re a Nazi. Thanks.

[mamastumpf]

Public Service Announcement...

Not being an asshole today, keeps Krampus away...

[thatswhywelovegermany]

Grünkohlessen (Kale Feast)

Grünkohlessen is a tradition of Northern Germany, the Netherlands, and parts of scandinavia in the cold season. It is organized by clubs, street communities, firms, or just groups of friends.

Usually, it starts with a „Kohlfahrt“ (Kale Walk) of a group of people through the countryside to a pub, where the hearty meal is served. An ample supply of alcoholic and hot beverages is taken along in a handcart as a measure against the cold.

During the walk, the group entertains itself with a game called „Boßeln“, a kind of road bowling game aiming to need as little shots of the ball for the distance covered during the walk without losing it too often in the off-road terrain.

Once arrived at the destination, a meal consisting of curly-leafed kale, a local kind of sausage (Bregenwurst, Pinkel, Kohlwurst), Kassler (cured, slightly smoked pork cuts), and / or pork belly is served.

Oftentimes, a „Kale King“ or „Kale Queen“ is crowned, taking into account the amount of kale eaten and the result in the Boßel game.

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The time of the year has come to remind you that the Christmas Pickle is an American tradition and not a German one. No one over here knows what the hell a Christmas Pickle is. Also Germans celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. The morning of the 25th is not a big special thing here and we have already opened all presents at that point, so going downstairs and searching the Christmas Pickle in the morning just doesn’t make any sense. 

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Today we are highlighting the Christmas tree. Decorating a tree for Christmas most likely originated from Germany around Alsace. In 1992, Strasbourg, Alsace (now in France) became the Christmas capital of the world. This city has the largest international Christmas Markets, dating back to 1570. 

In 1845, a painting of Martin Luther's Christmas tree was spread throughout church bulletins and popularized across the United States. 

(images from: The Christmas Tree... by Daniel J. Foley GT4989.F63, http://bit.ly/2AXOiNL)