German History and Culture

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1 German History and Culture

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3 Famous Germans Albert Einstein

4 Oscar Mayer

5 Adolf Hitler

6 Siegfried and Roy

7 Heidi Klum

8 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Austrian)

9 Beethoven Baptized December 17, German composer and pianist. Classical and Romantic music. Studied with Mozart.

10 Johann Sebastian Bach Born March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany Famous Composer Famous Works: Bradenburg Concertos No. 1-6 for orchestra

11 German Brands Some of the world s most famous brands are from Germany. Like

12 German Brands

13 German Inventions Some of the world s most revolutionary inventions come from Germany! Things Like

14 German Inventions In the year 1886, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler made the first car. At first, Germans were unenthusiastic about the new invention. Too loud, too fast, too dangerous was the judgment. Car

15 German Inventions In 1971, Mercedes-Benz made breakthrough. Triggered by an electronic sensor, a small rocket engine fills the airbag in milliseconds and comes out at over 100 mph. Airbag

16 German Inventions Aspirin Gummi Bear Tooth Paste- 1907

17 German Inventions X-Ray MP3 file Computer

18 German Inventions Jeans by Levi Strauss in 1873 In the 1887, German glassblower F.A. Muller used Herschel's ideas to create the first known glass contact lens.

19 German Inventions Helicopter The seed of maple tree showed how it could be done: rising by turning on its own axis.

20 German Inventions The first globe actually noted in history was the 1492 world globe made by the German, cartographer and navigator, Martin Behaim. Nuremburg, Germany

21 German Food Different food for each region of Germany. Northern parts feature many recipes with ocean fish, as it is a common belief that fish should be eaten in the area it came from. Common to all regions throughout Germany is the love for root vegetables (ex. Carrots and onions). Pretzels

22 German Food Potatoes were traditionally used in German cuisine after World War II. When basically no other food was available, potatoes were a simple way to provide nutrients. Breads varieties are found in Germany that are mostly unknown in other parts of the world. There are over 300 kinds of bread. Sauerkraut Sausages- 550 types of raw sausage such as salami or soft smoked sausage.

23 German Food

24 German Words We Use In English Autobahn- symbol for speed and driving pleasure. A highway in Germany with NO speed limit!

25 German Words We Use In English Blitz - The word blitz in American football is derived from the word blitzkrieg. It describes a play by the defense, which overwhelms the quarterback. Gesundheit- Is often said after someones sneezes.

26 German Words We Use In English Kaput- The word kaput is used in America in the same sense as in the German language. It means finished. Kindergarten- was first established in Germany.

27 German Traditions Christmas Germany's first Christmas market was recorded way back in Today there are more than 2,500 beautiful Christmas markets. Another Christmas tradition, Advent calendars, were first printed in Germany. In Germany, Saint Nicolas comes on December 6th, not the 25th, and leaves his gifts in children's shoes.

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30 German Traditions Christmas Famous Christmas song written in Germany: "Away in a Manger, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, O Christmas Tree, "Silent Night (written when a church organ broke down). Both gingerbread houses and the Nutcracker came from German stories.

31 German Traditions Oktoberfest This 16-day festival in Munich attracts over six million visitors per year. And they make about 1,320,860 gallons of beer, 400,000 pork sausages and 480,000 pit-roasted chickens disappear. The Oktoberfest started October 12,1810, at the wedding of Bavaria's Crown Prince. Against tradition, the couple invited Munich's common people to the festivities. A year later, they decided to throw the party all over again as an anniversary tribute to the royal couple.

32 German Traditions Oktoberfest For two weeks, a 103 acres become a metropolis of beer tents, amusements, rides, performers and booths. About 7,000 performers, marching bands, riflemen, groups in traditional garb and historic uniforms, horses, old-fashioned carriages and floats parade for two-and-half hours through the city center. The second Sunday features an openair concert by 400 musicians from all of the Oktoberfest bands.

33 German Traditions Oktoberfest

34 German Traditions Oktoberfest

35 German Traditions Oktoberfest

36 German Traditions Easter Bunny The legend of the Easter Bunny came from a story about the pagan god of spring named Ostara. According to legend, she once saved a bird whose wings had frozen during the winter by turning it into a rabbit. Because the rabbit had once been a bird, it could lay eggs. And so it became the Easter Bunny.

37 German Traditions Ground Hog Day Farmers in Germany watched badgers on February 2 nd. If the badger saw its shadow and crawled back into its hole, there would be six more weeks of winter. They would determine whether to start the spring planting on the animals behavior. German immigrants discovered that the ground hog is similar to the badger. They attached this hundred year old superstition to this new animal.

38 German School System In Germany school, from the age of 6 through 14, is mandatory, and in public state-run school's, it's free. All children enter in the same program, but at the age of 10, they go to one of four types of schools. The track that they enter determines which type of school they can next enter, and finally, weather they will go to a university or enter a technical field or trade.

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40 Sports Most popular sport: football Germany has historically been one of the strongest contenders in the Olympic Games. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, Germany finished sixth overall, where as in the 2006 Olympics they finished 1st.

41 German Shepherd Other Famous German Things Rottweiler Doberman Boxer