My German Culture: Sleeping Beauty's Castle

Did you know that 31% of Germany has been kept with forests and woodlands? Or that In 1831, the Choctaw Indians endured death and starvation when they were forced out of Mississippi to travel the Trail of Tears? My German heritage affects me in a few ways, and my Choctaw heritage doesn’t affect me very much, but the two German traditions that I do are decorating christmas trees, and painting easter eggs. One from my Choctaw heritage that I want to try is

Almost everyone loves a good burger. In fact, in the US alone the yearly average intake for burgers is ballparked around 50 billion. And guess how that savory meal got passed from Germany to America’s hands? Thats correct, the 1893 Chicago Fair. Other foods that are eaten daily without a thought originally came from that exact fair. Cracker Jack, Juicy Fruit gum, Quaker Oats, and Shredded Wheat, even Aunt Jemima pancake mix, whose company is earning over 900 million a year. Even Milton Hershey bought a European exhibitor's chocolate manufacturing equipment and added chocolate products to his caramel manufacturing business, and carbonated water

Culture is part of special traditions and rites of passage. In this paper I am going to write about American culture compared to German culture. To do this I interviewed Michael Heidenreich, who was born in Berlin, Germany in 1943.

The German immigrants brought a rich culture to Texas. From foods like bratwurst and dumplings, to music like polka that inspires our Tejano music today, it is clear that the German presence is still apparent

It took a long time to overcome these preconceptions, but German Americans have influenced the United States for centuries. German contributions include the first kindergarten in 1855, the integration of Gymnasiums in schools, and recreational activities, such as bowling.

In the 1800s, 1900s, German farmers began to settle in the Central Farmlands culinary region. Their very productive abilities in agriculture, merged with the crops and resources in America gave rise to the German-American farms, rapidily known as one of the most productive agriculture. Germany and America worked great on a culinary level, until the anti-German movement arised during WWI, and sauerkraut became Liberty Cabbage, and hamburgers became Liberty Steaks. The cuisine itself started with large portions of meat in a dish, accompanied with a generous amount of sour seasoning. German-Americans enjoyed meat most of all, with startch rich sides potato salads and others.

The Germans brought a lot of foods that we eat today. The Germans eat a lot of whole grain breads, cheeses, sausages, mustards, and pickles (gherkins are and were very popular). They eat toast, rolls, marmalade, honey, eggs, ham , salami, and tea or coffee for breakfast. Germans eat their main meal during the day between 12 and 2 p.m. It is nothing more than a snack. The German dinner is called “Abendbrot”, meaning "evening bread". It consists of a selection of whole grain bread,

The last big thing that comes along with my German heritage is our character traits. My mother, brother, sister, and I all have blonde hair and blue eyes. However my father doesn’t have these character traits because my German heritage came from my mother’s side of the family. Germans are almost always on time. It is a common character trait that I have inherited. Germans are also normally a little bit taller. Although I am not too tall my mother is fairly tall and my sister is supposed to be quite tall when she gets

Understanding different cultures: talk about how cuisines related to culture. What’s the most popular dessert in Europe, and particularly in Italy? Which countries are affected by Europe?

Germany is a country in Central Europe that borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. It is located between Poland and the Netherlands. Germany is a dominant country in Europe, and is one of the most well known countries around the world. The country is known for the Berlin Wall that provided the separation between West and East Germany. It was not until the end of the Cold War in Europe that the Berlin Wall was torn down by the people of both West and East Germany. Although the Berlin Wall is a huge part of Germany’s history, most people know about the conflicts Germany has with many other countries, and some would assume Germany is not a dominant country in the world. The country was a part of two world wars, and was a part of the Axis powers.

Come drink a Bit burger and eat a delicious wiener schnitzel in Germany! Germany is just slightly smaller than the state of Montana in the United States. In addition, Germany is located in central Europe and borders the North Sea and Baltic Sea in the Netherlands and, Poland. The culture built around Germany has a foundation of Art, Literature, Sports, Food, and Music. In addition, Germany’s torn past over war of its modern day is very different form our own, but is very similar in many other ways. However to truly understand the unique culture of Germany, one must know the origin of the unique Art’s, Literature, Sports, Food and, Music, that Germany is known for.

There are other interesting facts like did you know that gummy bears were invented in Germany.The first ever printed book was made in German. After world war 2 The country was divided By the Berlin wall which made East and West Germany till later on America and Russia decided to tear it down.

German holidays may seem familiar to many U.S. citizens, including Christmas and New Year's. However, there are several notable holidays that are specifically German throughout the year. The American tradition of Groundhog Day has German roots as a religious holiday. In the 1840s, German immigrants to Pennsylvania had observed the tradition of a hedgehog predicting the end of winter and it started being celebrated in Germany as

One obvious difference between Germany and China is the food habit. German tends to have cool food for breakfast, which comprises bread, cheese and cold meat like ham and salami, whereas the Chinese tend to have hot food at the beginning of the day, such as congee, which is a thick, white porridge made of rice and water.

Do you know what your heritage is? If so does it affect you? My heritage is German. I am not affected by my German heritage but I would like to start to do some things that relate to it. I would like to learn more about how to make German foods and just about them in general. One German food I want to learn how to make is Rote Grutze. I also want to learn the initial language spoke in Germany. Lastly I want to learn more about some German traditions, specifically