Questions

Ich habe nach Florida auf meinem letzten Urlaub gefahren. Ich hatte für eine Woche dort geblieben. Ich bin gewandert und habe fotos gemacht. Das Wetter war nicht sehr gut, es regnete den jeden Tag. Ich hatte im Urlaub mit meiner Familie gegangen. Ich habe pizza und sandwiches gegessen. Ich habe viel pop und Wasser getrinkt. Wir hatten in einem hotel übernachtet. Meine Ferien war sehr gut!

1. Meine letztes Ferien ist in Houghton Lake gewesen. Ich bin in Houghton Lake fur funf Tag geblieben. Ich habe gefischt und ich bin geschimmt. Das wetter ist schoen gewesen. Mit meine Fruende Collin und Damien sind gefahren. Sie habt Karten gespielt. Sie habt Hamburger gegessen. Sie habt Cola getrunken. Sie habt mit Collins Opa uebernaechtet. Das Ferien ist super gewesen.

1. In meine letzte Ferien, ich bin in Gatlinburg Tennessee gegangen.
2. Ich bin eine Woche dort geblieben.
3. Ich bin gewndert, go-cart gefahrren und habe Fotos gemacht.
4. Das Wetter war sehr gut; die Sonne schien jeden Tag.
5. Ich bin mit meine Freundin der Familie gegangen.
6. Ich habe pulled porl gegessen.
7. Ich habe viel Pop getrinkt.
8. Ich habe ein Ferienhause in die Bergen geblieben.
9. Diese Ferien war fantastisch!

Feiertag

   Although Germany is far from being a religious country, most of the main holidays celebrated in Germany have religious backgrounds.  It is evident that most people in Germany, as in our own land, celebrate these holidays out of tradition rather than with sincerity.  But either way, the holidays are a great time for all.
   As in America, the major German holidays are celbrated by a day of off work.  During the major religious holidays such as Easter, Ascencion day, and Pentecost, the religious few attend church to commemorate the specific event.  However, everyone takes the day off to spend it with family and friends.
   German Unification Day is e more recent holiday and is the only one that is Government mandated. It celebrated the union of east and west Germany in 1949 and like many US holidays is now jsut an excuse to party in the streets.
   Christmas is by far the most popular holiday in Germany.  Christmas around the world is a time to spend with family and friends. It is supposed to commemorate the birth of Jesus but it is mostly a hugely commercial holiday. This is true in Germany as well.  The German christmas markets are second to none.  They are like gieant street fairs in which every thing Chrstmas can be found, from gifts to food, to worthless little trinkets.  If anything has carries over from German traditions into our own it is definately the marketability of Christmas.

https://www.study-in.de/en/life/culture-travel/--16984

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_market

Ferien

Everyone all over the world likes to take a vacation.  No matter if you are American or German or Japanese or any other ethnicity.  Vacations are universal way to just go out and relax or just do simple things that you enjoy.

American on vacation go to tropical places like coastal regions of the U.S. and places like the Bahamas and Mexico.  All we do there is just try to relax, site see, and do little things that we enjoy.  We as Americans like to go also to Europe and see all of the sites over there.  The popular places are Italy, Paris, Greece, and Spain.

Germans like Americans like to go to warmer places to do things that they enjoy like relaxing and hiking.  The popular destinations for Germans are other countries in Europe itself.  Popular spots are beaches and the alps.


  http://www.travellerspoint.com/forum.cfm?thread=40105&start=11

 

Holiday's in Germany

    Just as an in America, German holidays originate from the Christian background. The main German holidays include New Years day, Easter, Labor day, Day of Unity, and Christmas. Out of all of the holidays, Easter and Christmas are the most popular.
     Easter is a very anticipated holiday for the Germans, not only does it signify the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ but it also is a reminder spring is coming. In the weeks prior to Easter you will see flowers on display as well as "Easter Tree". "Easter Tree" are twigs and brushes dripping with colorfully decorated eggs. The next most popular item of Easter is the bunny, it symbolizes fertility while the egg symbolizes new life. Easter weekend is a long weekend starting on Good Friday and ending after Easter Monday. As well as in America, the German celebrate their Easter on Sunday, with the hiding of the baskets filled of goodies and ending the day with a delicious lunch. They enjoy a traditional meal of lamb, potatoes, and vegetables, in America our main meat for Easter, and most holidays, is ham. The coolest part about the way they celebrate Easter, is the market they go to on Saturday. You can go and get locally made art and crafts, as well as a special treat made in the bakeries shaped as a lamb.
    Just as during Easter, the Germans have a special market for Christmas, except this one is exponentially more popular. The Christmas Fairs and Christmas Markets of Germany are extremely unique and draw visitor's from around the world. Unlike the commercialism take over America has seen for Christmas, the German markets are traditional and do not sell mass produced gifts, but only gifts of real crafts work. You can find all kinds of Christmas merchandise and gifts at these markets, especially traditional things such as crib figurines, toys, wood carvings, marionettes, candles and lambskin shoes to place underneath your Christmas tree. The markets generally run from the last week in November till around noon on Christmas Eve. The one day you may find these markets closed is on the Sunday before Christmas, Remembrance Day. Christmas is usually celebrated with the family at home. On Christmas Eve (Heiliger Abend) families get together around the decorated Christmas tree, exchange presents and celebrate the birth of Christ.
    Even though holidays always differentiate throughout countries the one thing that always stays constant is the importance and specialness associated with them.

References:

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/germany/christmas-eve
http://gogermany.about.com/od/eventsandfestivals/a/easteringermany.htm
http://www.germany-christmas-market.org.uk/
http://www.destination360.com/europe/germany/events-and-holidays

German Vacationing

      Vacation time might be one of the biggest things people look for in their job, besides any insurance benefits. In America, People like to go to Mexico, states along the coast, fishing in Canada, or seeing the Grand Canyon out west. Mostly, they will stay in the country where they can drive, or take a short flight.
      In Europe, you can take as short of flight in the United States, and be on the other side of the continent in Greece, or Morocco. Many Germans enjoy either sitting by the beach relaxing, or going out on an adventure like hiking in the Alps. Where many Americans dream of going - Paris, Italy, Greece - Germans will take a vacation as an American would go to Florida.
      Generally, both Americans and Germans enjoy going to warm places to relax, or go out and see nature. The difference is the time given to vacation. A poll in 2011 revealed that, on average, Germans received 30 paid vacation days, whereas Americans received only 14.

 Greece

 Alps

Works Cited
1) http://www.travellerspoint.com/forum.cfm?thread=40105&start=11
2) http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/16/what-country-gets-the-most-vacation/