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The customs of the German-speaking area beyond the calendar: the regional festivals and what they mean.
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The spring festival called Sechseläuten takes place in which city?
Switzerland's largest carnival, which UNESCO added to its list of intangible cultural heritage in 2017, takes place in which city?
The Cannstatter Volksfest is celebrated in which German city?
The Gäubodenvolksfest is held each year in which Bavarian city?
The summer festival that Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Max Reinhardt founded in 1920 takes place in which Austrian city?
The Zibelemärit, an onion market held each November, takes place in which Swiss city?
At the Morgestraich opening of Basler Fasnacht, what happens?
What happens to the Böögg at Zürich's Sechseläuten?
What is the central action of an Almabtrieb?
During the Chlausjagen in Küssnacht, what do participants do?
What do children carry in a Swiss Räbeliechtli parade?
What is typically seen at an Austrian Krampuslauf?
At the opening of Munich's Oktoberfest, what does the Oberbürgermeister traditionally do?
In Köln, the pre-Lent celebration is called Karneval. What is it called in Mainz?
Munich calls the pre-Lent celebration Fasching. What is its usual name in Basel?
In Swabia, what regional name is used for the pre-Lent celebration also called Fasnacht in Basel?
Which name is used in Köln for the pre-Lent celebration called Fasnet in parts of Swabia?
A visitor hears the word Fastnacht in Mainz. What would this celebration usually be called in Munich?
The Munich Oktoberfest began in 1810 to celebrate what?
When does Basel's Fasnacht traditionally begin?
Sechseläuten is traditionally held on which day?
What originally marked the founding of the Salzburger Festspiele in 1920?
Why was the Cannstatter Volksfest founded in 1818?
When is Bern's Zibelemärit traditionally held?
What does a child in Germany commonly receive on the first day of school?
What do guests traditionally do at a German Polterabend before a wedding?
What does a young person often receive at a Konfirmation celebration?
At a Taufe, what candle is commonly lit from the Osterkerze for the child?
After passing the final exams at a Gymnasium, what document does a German student receive?
At many German workplaces, who traditionally brings cake on their own birthday?
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