Tag: regional customs
Oktoberfest boss is “not chasing records”
Beer tent After a rainy restart after the Corona break, Oktoberfest wants to build on previous visitor numbers this year with better weather. (Photo: AP) Munich Munich is hoping for…
Apparently Tesla is now selling “Giga” beer at a high price
“gigabeer” The design of the Tesla beer is unusual. (Photo: Tesla) Dusseldorf The Model Y has been rolling off the assembly line in Grünheide near Berlin for some time. Now…
Apparently Tesla now also sells beer – for 89 euros per liter
“gigabeer” The design of the Tesla beer is unusual. (Photo: Tesla) Dusseldorf The Model Y has been rolling off the assembly line in Grünheide near Berlin for some time. Now…
Apparently Tesla now also sells beer – for 89 euros per liter
“gigabeer” The design of the Tesla beer is unusual. (Photo: Tesla) Dusseldorf The Model Y has been rolling off the assembly line in Grünheide near Berlin for some time. Now…
Prüfer’s column: leaf blowers against Christmas trees
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I read in “Welt am Sonntag” that right now would be a good time to buy a television.…
After ban on firecrackers – fireworks manufacturer is looking for an investor
Dusseldorf After two years of corona silence on New Year’s Eve, the Germans can let it rip again this year. For Thomas Schreiber, head of Europe’s largest fireworks manufacturer Weco,…
Christmas party in the company: This is how Germany’s companies celebrate
wine glasses Christmas parties are possible again this year – and many companies are also planning one. (Photo: Scott Warman/Unsplash) Dusseldorf Cocktail bar, DJ and dance floor – at the…
This is how you get the most out of your holiday
With the chairlift to the summit This year, some national holidays fall on a weekday again. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Employees can be happy: In 2023, most public holidays will again…
In times of Corona – “People want to celebrate again”
Oktoberfest The Oktoberfest was last celebrated in Munich in 2019. (Photo: IMAGO/Nordphoto) Munich After a two-year Corona break, the 187th Oktoberfest starts on Saturday. “People feel like celebrating again,” Munich’s…
Carnival in the crisis: “The wave of insolvencies will come”
Dusseldorf Herbert Geiss is angry: “If we lock the door today and cancel the events – will it stop? No, so why should we do it then?” The 39-year-old is…
The year 2022 has begun – again rather restrained celebrations worldwide
Sydney / Wellington Hundreds of millions of people in Europe have welcomed the year 2022 – in the hope that the corona pandemic will end soon. In Germany the old…
Second New Year’s Eve with Corona – billions celebrate anyway
Fireworks in Sydney The fireworks over the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor Bridge took place this year – tens of thousands watched from 30 vantage points. (Photo: dpa) Sydney…
Fireworks ban 2021: three graphics on the fireworks industry
Dusseldorf The majority of Germans prefer to celebrate the turn of the year traditionally: Champagne, “Dinner for One” and the New Year’s countdown on television – that is part of…
The generation change has to wait for Käthe Wohlfahrt
Kenta, Takuma, Fumiko, Harald and Aska Wohlfahrt (from left) Christmas as a year-round business model: the third generation is already working in the family company from Rothenburg ob der Tauber.…
The generation change has to wait for Käthe Wohlfahrt
Dusseldorf The Leipzig Christmas Market has existed since 1458. Around 300 stalls with stollen to Erzgebirge decorations otherwise attract tens of thousands to the historic old town. The market was…
Netherlands in tough lockdown again
Amsterdam on Sunday Most of the city’s famous shopping streets are mainly echoed by the sound of tourists’ suitcases. (Photo: imago images / Richard Wareham) The hague In the Netherlands,…
Netherlands impose a new lockdown
Mark Rutte The Prime Minister of the Netherlands announces new tightening of the corona policy during a press conference. (Photo: dpa) The hague Shortly before Christmas, the Netherlands imposed a…
Börse, Puma & Conti celebrate
Christmas market in the parking garage Deutsche Börse organized a Christmas market for employees in the company’s own car park. The majority of companies have canceled Christmas parties, however, shows…
Corona measures: Another ban on fireworks on New Year’s Eve
Dusseldorf New Year’s Eve in 2020 was quiet and dark. That should also be the case this year: The sale of fireworks will be banned for the second year in…
This is how German companies celebrate 2021
Beard and mask Christmas parties are the highlight of the year in many companies. Now they are threatening to hit an emotional low again. (Photo: Moment / Getty Images) Dusseldorf…