When it comes to classical composers, most people have heard of Johann Sebastian Bach, and as he was German and his birthday would have been today, I thought I write a little post about him. Johann Sebastian Bach was born on the 31st March 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. Actually, he was born on the 21st … Read more
Image attribution: Deutsche Fotothek Heinz Rühmann is one of my favourite German actors and as it would have been his birthday today I thought I would be a good idea to tell you a bit about him. Heinz Rühmann was born on the 7th March 1902 in Essen, Germany. He became famous in the 1930 … Read more
Winnetou, Old Shatterhand, Intschu-tschuna, Nscho-tschi, Kara Ben Nemsi, Hadschi Halef Omar – these are probably not words which you would associate with Germany. Yet, as soon as I saw them the other day, I was transferred back to my childhood as these are characters from some of my favourite books written by Karl May. Karl May, born on … Read more
A while ago I posted about a website which lets you read a lot about Beethoven. Here is a similar website giving you lots of reading and listening practice about Germany’s history. Aimed at German children, the site covers 100 years of history, from the Imperial Era to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Again … Read more
Bernhard-Victor Christoph-Carl von Bülow would have celebrated his 90th birthday today. He was born on the 12th November 1923 in Brandenburg an der Havel in Germany and died on the 22nd August 2011. Under the name Loriot he was a famous German comedian, well known for his cartoons and sketches. If you’d like to check him out search … Read more
I came across this lovely website the other day, the Beethoven Haus für Kinder . It is originally aimed at German children who want to find out more about Beethoven, but actually it’s just as good for adults. I’ve just spent an hour looking around and clicking on various items on the screen and reading interesting snippets. … Read more
Last year I wrote about Halloween and how we didn’t celebrate it in Germany as, at the time, it was almost unheard of. And yet, the 31st October was a public holiday for us, not for all of Germany, but for the Protestants and areas where the population was largely protestant. The 31st October is Reformation … Read more
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