Easter/ Ostern

Uncovering Unique German Easter Traditions!- 5.18min

This Video takes a closer look at some of the most unique German easter traditions and customs, covering everything from popular arts and crafts like painting easter eggs to food and games. While the video is in English it covers some of the German easter vocabulary.

Rolf Zuckowski-Stups der kleine Osterhase- 2.14min

This easter song is a popular children’s song in Germany. The video comes with the German Lyrics, and the content is described with the video and easy to follow for beginners.

Background information on German easter traditions, activities and exercises for teachers and students.

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The website was created as part of the DAAD-funded project of the Centre for Irish-German Studies Exploring the past, enhancing the current position, and working towards 250 years of German Studies in Ireland, 2022-2024, which was led by Professor Gisela Holfter (CIGS, University of Limerick), recent and current presidents of the GSAI (Dr Joseph Twist, UCD; Associate Professor Marieke Krajenbrink, UL; Dr Linda Shortt, MU and Associate Professor Michaela Schrage-Früh, UG), and the project’s Research Assistant Natascha Guggi (UL).

The website is now further expanded thanks to one of the four strands of the 2025-2027 DAAD-funded project of the Centre for Irish-German Studies (“Irish-German Studies and its many facets: research, dialogue and promotion to enhance German Studies in Ireland in a European context”) with everybody still on board and with more colleagues (including Dr Anita Barmettler, Orla Prendergast, Associate Professor Veronica O’Regan and Marah Moloney Weissbrich) involved in this part.

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