As children across Germany search homes and gardens for eggs left by the Easter Bunny, parents preparing to them the truth should think twice – a psychologist said this week that kids benefit from believing in fantasies.
With Easter just around the corner, we’ve taken the opportunity to connect two of our favourite things – the German language and bunnies - This week’s Local List hops through a brace of rabbit-based sayings.
Germans flocked outdoors to enjoy a foretaste of summer over the Easter holiday weekend, but the country can expect cooler weather and showers in the coming days.
The nightmare of getting stuck in traffic rather than driving effortlessly to an Easter holiday destination came true for many people on the way from Germany to Poland on Thursday afternoon with a 50-kilometre jam.
Drivers preparing to travel during the Easter break are being warned that German roads are likely to be choked with traffic over the next few days, while increased petrol prices could add to their misery.
A flashmob is set to descend on central Frankfurt on Friday morning to deliberately break the law – by dancing in a public place between the hours of 4 am and 12 noon.
Much of Germany will spend Easter under cloudy and rainy skies with only the eastern part of country likely to see much sun, the German Weather Service (DWD) forecast on Thursday.
A new ban on battery cages for poultry in Germany may mean happier chickens, but it will also force the country to import up to half of its Easter eggs this year.
The German head of petrol providers BP and Aral on Tuesday vehemently rejected accusations that the companies were gouging driver with higher prices ahead of the Easter holiday.
Opting for quality over quantity, a candy industry expert said on Monday that Germans have taken to eating smaller chocolate eggs and bunnies this Easter.
Bayern Munich coach Jürgen Klinsmann is taking legal action against a German daily after it printed an image of him being crucified on the front page of its Easter edition, the paper said on Tuesday.
Thousands of pacifists rallied in Germany on Sunday against plans to install a military training ground northwest of Berlin, marking the second day of the country's traditional Easter protest marches.
During the Easter season, when Germans are a bit cracked out over decorated eggs, the city of Vechta in Lower Saxony is egg-stra important. There are more laying hens per square kilometre than anywhere else in Germany, according to data gathered by the State Statistical Offices.
Germany was hit by eggs-traordinary news on Saturday morning as it was revealed that they consume an average of three more eggs per person in the Easter month.
The Archbishop of Munich, Reinhard Marx, has spoken out against the decision by private German broadcasters to show violent action movies over the Easter holidays.
