| A | B |
|---|
| Heilige drei Könige | A festival in January - feast of the three wise men |
| Alles Gute zum Geburtstag | Best wishes for your birthday |
| Neujahr | New Year |
| Prosit Neujahr! | Happy New Year |
| Einen guten Rutsch! | All the best in the New Year |
| Karneval | A festival in Fevruary - Season of silliness - in north Germany |
| Fasching | Silly season also known by this name in the south of Germany |
| Rosenmontag | The day of parades, floats, and costumed people |
| Ostern | This festival is celebrated by children all over the world in March/April |
| Frohe Ostern | Happy Easter |
| Karfreitag | Good Friday |
| Walpurgisnacht | A ghostly celebration held at the end of April |
| Osternsonntag | When there are goodies to be found in the garden |
| Faschingsdienstag | Generally known as Pancake Tuesday |
| Maifest | Celebrated in May around a pole |
| Tag der Arbeit | Labour Day |
| Nationalfeiertag | Every country has their own special day |
| Oktoberfest | A world famous festival held in September |
| Tag der deutschen Einheit | First there was one Germany, then there were two - this festival celebrates their reunificaiton into one country again |
| Sanktmartinstag | This festival held in November incorporates lanterns |
| Sanktnikolaustag | This festival in December aknowledges a special visitor |
| Adventsonntag | There are four of these celebrations in the lead up to Christmas |
| Heiligabend | Christmas Eve |
| Erster Weihnachtstag | Christmas Day |
| Zweiter Weihnachtstag | Boxing Day |
| Weihnachten | The Christmas period |
| Fröhliche Weihnachten | Merry Christmas |
| Geburtstag | Everyone enjoys this personal celebration once a year |
| Namentag | In Germany, they don't just celebrate your birth - they also celebrate your chosen name |
| Zum Geburtstag viel Glück | Happy Birthday |
| Silvester | New Year's Eve |
