Learn more about Silvester- und Neujahrsbräuche in German-speaking Europe. From Bleigießen to Die Fledermaus, you'll get an insight into some of the Germanic New Year's practices and traditions in this ... Read More

Ever since his first songs and albums in the early 1970s, the Austrian musician Wolfgang Ambros has been a leading talent in his country's music scene. Here's a look at ... Read More

Words of the Year: “Fanmeile ist das Wort des Jahres 2006. Damit wurden Orte bezeichnet, die während der WM in Deutschland Fußballbegeisterte aus aller Welt zu Hunderttausenden aufsuchten, um dort ... Read More

It's common to see colorful Christmas lights and decorations on downtown city streets and in Christmas markets in German Europe. However, the North American custom of decorating one's own house ... Read More

In 1941 the German engineer Konrad Zuse invented the world's first binary programmable computer. Today Zuse's Z3 computer is recognized as a key milestone in the development of modern computing. ... Read More

Like English, German has borrowed many words and expressions from French. Here's our newly expanded dictionary of französische Lehnwörter im Deutschen. Many of them resemble French vocabulary in English, but ... Read More