German Festivals and Celebrations

Festivals and celebrations are an important part of German culture. The aim of this homepage is to assist teachers and students of German (and classroom teachers) by providing:
a. some background information on festivals and celebrations.
b. resources in the form of poems and songs.
c. activities and worksheets.
d. list of available resources.

Festivals and Celebrations

   1.Advent
   2.St Nicholas
   3.Christmas
   4.Easter
   5.Organising a German Festival at School

6.New German Resources

NEW

7.New & Unique 17 German Carols in English

8.CD of 17 Christmas Carols in German
9.Link to German Culture Website

I sincerely hope you will find this homepage useful and would gladly receive any comments or suggestions.

Resi Schwarzbauer
Billanook Primary School
Telephone : (03) 9728 2624
Fax : (03) 9728 1082
Email : schwarzbauer.resi.r@edumail.vic.gov.au

Illustrations by Resi Schwarzbauer (author) and coloured in with much care and dedication by Monika Hirdes. Copyright.

This part of the homepage has been put together by Resi Schwarzbauer (author) with the kind assistance of Marg Orme, Judy
O'Donoghue and Jenny Mockett from Billanook Primary School. Technical assistance was generously supplied by
Andrew Doyle and Doris Frank (Bayswater Primary School).