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Siebenschler is refered to as “Seven Sleepers Day,” which means if it rains on a particular day, the belief is that it will rain seven weeks in succession or the remaining summer days. It reminds people of the Legend of Seven Sleepers and is a German holiday, but particular in the southern parts of Germany. This belief started with the Egyptians five thousand years ago and was adapted by the Romans. However, it was the Christians that used it to connect with their annual weather calendar year. July 7th of each year is the correct date for Seven Sleepers Day except for the Julian calendar’s version. The legend stands that during the Roman Emperor persecution, there were seven young men who were blamed for adapting the Christian... Show more

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Johannistag is Midsummer’s day in Germany. It is held in June of each year and is centered on summer solstice. It is also said to represent the day of John the Baptist. During this time, people were of the impression that the midsummer plants had healing and miraculous powers. The celebration begins with a lit bonfire that is indicative of getting rid of evil spirits who were thought to be on the loose when the sun turned to the south, which was when the midsummer began. In Germany, a decree was issued by the Nuremberg town council on June 20th 1653, which allowed the people of Germany the right to celebrate this occasion around their bonfires as they carried out their superstitious activities of ridding their town of all kinds of... Show more

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Welcome to the GermanPod101.com blog, Feature Spotlight. Here we would like to periodically introduce some well known features as well as some not so well known features here at GermanPod101.com. We want to make sure everyone knows about all the great features that you can use to master German in just minutes a day. Today we would like to introduce My Feed. This is a fully customizable RSS feed. What's that mean? Well, for those that haven't studied up on the latest Web 2.0 technology, that basically allows Premium members to decide exactly what lesson content they want on their Premium feed. Here's 3 simple steps on how you can use My Feed to really master German: You decide exactly what you want. You download what you want... Show more

Are you committed to studying German? Do you study on the train? At home after a long day of work? While at the gym? Any moment of free time you can find? We know how serious our students are. Studying a language takes time and commitment. We know you have the commitment to study. Now we're providing you with the time to study German for 2 full years, hassle free! You can now study with GermanPod101.com with our new 24 Month Subscriptions! After studying German with GermanPod101.com for 24-months you can take the leap from Beginner to Advanced, have flowing and fluent conversations with native-German speakers, and rread books, novels, magazines, and newspapers. We want you to be able to reach those goals. That's why we've created... Show more

It's Our 1-Year Anniversary! So we're celebrating! To: All of our dear GermanPod101.com Listeners! Thank you! We could not have done it without you. Your support during our 1st year was the difference. And thanks to you, we're 1 year old! Now, enough about us. Today is about what we want to give you! Starting Monday March 23rd, 2009 we're celebrating our one-year anniversary by giving you: 45% OFF 1 or 2-Year Premium Subscriptions! - Instantly access our library of 200+ audio lessons - Have fun learning to speak and read German - Access our premium learning tools and content - Ensure access to the 100+ lessons scheduled for 2009 - And more! 1 Year Premium Subscriptions are normally $180. With 45% OFF the... Show more

Do you want to make a lot of progress in German this year? Here's your chance to become famous and win a prize for doing so! The GermanPod101 Challenge 2009. Hear about it in the news podcast dated January 11th. How it works: Upload a video to Youtube in which you speak German. Tag it with "Before GermanPod101 Challenge 2009". This will be your before picture, so you should submit it as soon as possible. Study German. You have 6 months (until the present series reach no. 25) to make as much progress as possible. The competition from other GermanPod101 members should be an extra incentive to do as much as you can. Joining late is possible but not recommended, as you won't have as much time to make progress. Upload another... Show more