Susan Jurgelski Jul 24, 2006 Jul 24, 2006 Updated Sep 11, 2013 At long last, he and his fellow keepers of German culture in the Lancaster Liederkranz folk-dance group Alpenrose Schuhplattler Verein ...

McDaniel College professor of German Mohamed Esa has made a career of examining the symbolism of German folklore and fairy tales and said he sometimes sees those symbols, such as gold and poisoned ...

When you think of Christmas, most think of Santa Claus. Although the legendary character Santa is part of Christmas, it ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A local Christmas tree farm owned by a retired schoolteacher is using the traffic they get during the holiday season to raise money for the top ranked high school German folk ...

For some it was a walk down memory lane. For others it was a glimpse at their heritage. And for a few it felt like going home. The Heemet Fescht brought culture to life. Held at the Pennsylvania ...

Tonight is the night of Saint Walpurga, canonized on May 1, 870, by Pope Adrian II. Since that date Walpurgis Night – “Walpugisnacht” in German – is the name for the eve of her day, which coincides ...

FARGO — Experience Germany without leaving Fargo during the Fargo Park District’s German Folk Festival from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7 at Rheault Farm. 2902 25th St. S. This free event is ...

With a flurry of claps and slaps, the dance was set in motion. High-energy, rockin’ alpine music drove the dancers through their moves. Inside the German American Klub’s spacious dance hall, the ...

With sources ranging from the 13th-century Poetic and Prose Eddas to the 20th-century works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Lecouteux's encyclopedia covers Norse and Germanic gods, including crowd-pleasers Odin, ...

The Islamisation of Germany is on full view in the city of Hanau, birthplace of the Brothers Grimm who gave the world their fairy tales of Rotkäppchen – Little Red Riding Hood – Rapunzel, Hänsel und ...