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Eier
Osterbrunnen
Vermischtes
100
das Ei
What is the egg?
100
Place that sells decorated Easter eggs, chocolate eggs and bunnies, spring ornaments and more Easter crafts
What is Ostermarkt?
100
Color of eggs doesn't "Sam I am" like in the Dr. Seuss book
What is green?
100
Importance of Osterbrunnen
What is celebrating the importance of water for life?
100
The Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox
What is the date of Easter?
200
die Osterhasen
What are easter bunnies
200
Easter trees are decorated with
What are eggs?
200
Time that a boiled egg will keep in a refrigerator?
What is one week?
200
Only part of Germany that has Osterbrunnen
What is Franconia (the northern part of Bavaria, North-west Baden-Württemberg and Südthüringen)?
200
Considered the only meal that should be eaten on Good Friday
What is fish?
300
der Osterbrunnen
What is the Easter fountain?
300
On the night before, thousands of Germans gather around bonfires using the wood of this
What are old Christmas trees?
300
Considered a symbol of ....
What is fertility and new life?
300
Freie Punkte!
Freie Punkte!
300
Freie Punkte!
Freie Punkte!
400
German word for Good Friday
What is Karfreitag?
400
In former times there were far more restrictions on individual behavior on this day than there are today. The drinking of alcohol was strictly forbidden. No one was allowed to kill an animal and the blacksmith was not allowed to use either hammer or nails
What is Karfreitag?
400
Reason that chocolate Easter eggs in Germany aren’t always safe for kids
What is alcohol?
400
Time when preparing decorations for the fountains begins
What is throughout the year? Women collect hollowed eggs throughout the year, hand-paint them and string them together to make colourful garlands that will be used to decorate the villages' central fountains
400
Not content with a standard fire, some regions stuff hay into a large wooden wheel, set it on fire and roll it down a hill at night. It is supposed to bring a good harvest if it makes it all the way down the hill intact. This region is particularly famous for it
What is Lügde in Lower Saxony? http://planetgermany.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/more-weird-german-easter-customs/
500
die Auferstehung
What is the Resurrection?
500
Common American Easter tradition that didn’t originate in Germany Easter eggs Easter bunnies chocolate Easter eggs
What are none of the above?
500
The oldest surviving decorated egg dates back to which century?
What is the 4th Century AD?
500
In Ostereistedt in Lower Saxony, kids can write to this bunny with their wishes?
What is Hanni Hase?
500
Colorful sword dance
What is an Easter Monday tradition?