German Culture Site
	Francine McKenna BellaOnline's German Culture Editor

Father´s Day in Germany
Father´s Day in Germany is something of a ´moveable feast´, as it is linked to Ascension Day which changes each year. But to those who are new to it the first experience of a German Father´s Day can come as a bit of a shock, as that is not the only way the celebration differs from other countries.

German Wedding Traditions
Germany's different regions follow many of their own traditional, sometimes unusual, wedding customs, but throughout the country May is the most popular month to get married. Age old traditions begin weeks before the ceremony and celebrations can last for days.

Germany´s Schornsteinfeger, Lucky Chimney Sweeps
Traditions and superstitions about Chimney Sweeps are common throughout Europe, but in Germany both the practice and the customs are rooted in the past.