En la noche del 5 de enero, todos los niños del país se deben marchar pronto a la cama, no sin antes dejar en su ventana sus zapatos bien limpios, un poco de agua, y un poco de leche. Este ritual se realiza porque en esa madrugada se espera la llegada desde oriente de los [...]
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Ser and Estar Used in Different Ways
From the mailbox (links added):
Could you possibly give me some idea about where and how to go about learning the verbs ser and estar? I believe that this is the reason I did not pass my class. I am really having a problem with the verb “to be.” I got discouraged and stopped going [...]
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Und die Gewinner sind…
Earlier this month, the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS, the German Language Society), revealed their top ten word pick of 2010. Every year, the Gfds, selects and ranks ten words from German media which they feel represents the issues most discussed about in German media. Read on for the winners…
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Silvester – New Year’s Eve
The countdown is running. There are only a few hours left till the old year is over. With this last post for this year I would like to give you an insight into how Germans Silvester feiern (see the New Year in) and what you can say to wish someone a Happy New Year.
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Japanese Open Air Museums
Museums are not all enclosed spaces with objects in them. Some Japanese museums are in the open air. Here are some great Japanese open air museums :
The Hida Minzoku Mura (飛騨民俗村) or Hida Folk Village is a museum of traditional Japanese houses. The houses are hundreds of years old and are typical of the type [...]