Happy belated Halloween! I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween and a great weekend. Halloween is certainly an interesting holiday here, and is the center of a small culture clash between generations. Halloween has just come about as a holiday here (exported from the good ol' US of A) in the last decade or so. Of course the little kids have a great time dressing up and going trick-or-treating (Süßes oder Saures!), and the German youth love another reason to have a party, but many find the idea of getting candy from strangers very strange.
The day after is Allerheiligen, or All Saints' Day, which is very interesting here. Where I live, families usually take a walk to the graveyard in which their relatives are buried and place a candle on each grave of a dead relative. Everyone is out and about, and you run into a lot of people you know. It's an interesting community experience and a great way to remember the dead.
In the next several days I'll post a more detailed update of my weekend with pictures. Until then...
4 comments:
Dear Kevin,
Am trying to leave a comment for the second time. I believe the first ended up in cyberspace. Got your blogspot from "Grandma" during this evening's phone call--no mean feat as you can imagain. I will enjoy reading over your messages from the last few months--have heard the Cliff Notes edition from various relatives. So glad you are having such a wonderful "culturallearning" experience.
Love,
Aunt Kathy (Uncle Mike, Kaleigh and Mojo)
Hi Kevin!
Grandma and I are running her weekly errands, which includes a stop at the library to pick up her books and to read your blog. We really appreciate that you take the time to share your experiences with us.
Love,
Grandma and Aunt Ceil
Thank you for your comments. I am most definitely enjoying my cultural experience abroad and am more than happy to share stories and musings. I hope it's interesting or at least worth the read for anyone who stops by.
Danke fuer den netten Kommentar, den du bei mir hinterlassen hast. Ich habe durch deine Eintraege hier gelesen und bin positiv ueberrascht, wie gut du dich in deine neue Kultur eingelebt hast. Nachdem ich hier Deutsch unterrichte, wuerde es mich interessieren wie lange du schon vorher Deutsch gelernt hast? Gruesse aus Fredericksburg, Bek
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