Bavarian Prune Men or Zwetschgenmännle, a good luck charm thought to originate in Nuremberg…
New Years Traditions Bavaria
Out with the old…
Thankfully, the Christmas tree is finally down – something I have been itching to do for days. The poor thing didn’t apparently like underfloor heating, and ended up looking like something out of Jurassic Park! My inner superstitious fool didn’t want to take it down before 12th Night, especially as today is a special […]
Glücksschwein
Miniature marzipan pigs are given as gifts at New Years in Germany, to bring good luck in the year ahead. I am not sure why pigs are associated with luck here, but one theory is that in days gone by, if you had a pig to feed your family with, you were fortunate… But […]