1. German foods and culture By: Tim Stein

2. Spring Temperature In Germany it rains a lot The average temperature in Germany during Spring March 33-77 April 34-58 May 47-67

3. Summer Temperatures June 51-72 July 54-76 August 55-76 But it still rains

4. Fall Temperatures September 49-67 October 40-58 November 34-47 And it’s still raining

5. Winter Temperatures December 27-41 January 23-40 February 25-41 Now, it is snowing.

6. Topography There are many mountains in Germany, and most of the land is hilly and not flat Due to the high altitude in Germany they have many orchards used for their most famous foods; fruit. The entire country is 137,846 square miles

7. Famous foods, and plants Fruit is the most grown in Germany 80% of land is used for fruit growing They also have many beer gardens; Munich itself holds 200 beer gardens

8. Plants and Animals! Boreal owl White Stork Chamomile plant

9. History Of course we know they were reprimanded after WWI, and taxed 44 billion dollars They caused WWII after invading Poland on September 1, 1939 under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Army The Berlin Wall was just brought down on November 9, 1989

10. Religious influence on holidays Christianity is the main religion in Germany They celebrate All Saints Day, which is the honoring day of passed saints and the descended Other famous holidays; Oktoberfest, and German Reunification Day

11. Customs and beliefs They have all 3 meals of food But, lunch or mitaggessen, is the biggest meal of the day. After school they go home, or stay in school to eat lunch. Schools is from 9-12 usually, and then afterwards they will go to work or the many sports they play For dinner, they will have left overs or soup

12. Customs and beliefs continued Germany have a very weird school system Grundschule Elementary, 1-4 Realschule 5-9(or 10 if you look for unemployment) Gymansium 5-12; and gives you permission to go to university Fachhochshule 4 ½ years ends with a diploma Universitat 2 ½ ends with a B.A. And the main language is German

13. Funf zur gut essen! (5 very good eats!) 1.Schweinebraten 2.Pork roast in a rich gravy. Served with boiled potatoes, Knödeln (dumplings) or Spätzle in Swabia. 3.Goulasch 4.Sharply fried beef and pork cubes stewed with onions and red or green pepper. It is served with boiled potatoes, mashed potatoes or noodles. 5.Kassler mit Sauerkraut 6.Cured pork shops, cooked, served with Sauerkraut and boiled potatoes. 7.Wiener Schnitzel 8.Thin veal fillet, crumbed and fried. Served with chips and salad. 9.Kartoffelsuppe 10.Potato cubes soup with onions and bacon. Cooked in a beef broth. Served with pieces of Bockwurst (thick vienna-like sausage).

14. Politics, economy, and nutrition The Government of Germany consists of three significant wings, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary represented by the Federal Parliament, the Federal Government and the Federal Constitutional Court, respectively. The German economy is different to other world economies as it is labeled a soziale Marktwirtschaft or social market economy Most of German’s food is fresh, they do not have many supermarkets, they’d rather go to a farmers market and get food fresh. A lot of food is fried

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