Feiertage! - Holidays Flashcards
Mardi Gras (1):
Fasching (Bavaria, Austria, Saxony), celebrated directly before the beginning of Lent (dates dependent on Church calendar, usually around March)
Mardi Gras (2):
Karneval (areas in and around Cologne, Düsseldorf), celebrated directly before the beginning of Lent (dates dependent on Church calendar, usually around March)
Wedding:
Hochzeit
Easter:
Ostern, celebrated for two days (Easter Sunday and Easter Monday), usually sometime in April, dates dependent on Church calendar
German Unity Day:
Tag der deutschen Einheit, 3. Oktober
Birthday:
Geburtstag
Christmas:
Weihnachten, celebrated on two days, 25. und 26. Dezember
New Year’s Eve:
Silvester, 31. Dezember
New Year:
Neujahr, 1. Januar
Christmas Eve:
der Heilige Abend, 24. Dezember