https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9 Juliana Canastra en-us 2019-10-08 13:55:27 UTC 2025-10-09 14:57:40 UTC hello@padlet.com perrywinklestars https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/395048905 In the image below, it shows the country Germany next to its neighboring countries, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, France, and the netherlands.  All of these countries are in the continent of Europe. Being in the middle of Europe, germany has neutral weather. They have hot summers and cold winters just like we have here in the U.S.  ]]> 2019-10-08 14:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/395048905 perrywinklestars https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/395054422 The image below is a graph representing the crops grown in Germany from 1996-2010. The Germans mainly grow wheat, barley, sugar beet, maize, tomatoes, onions, grapes, Bananas, and apples. It can snow in some parts of Germany, but it doesn’t usually happen. Sometimes the snow can’t or doesn’t come their way. Sometimes, it can snow in one town, and the town next to it doesn't have any snow at all. ]]> 2019-10-08 14:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/395054422 perrywinklestars https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/395060352 The picture above is a pie chart showing the percentages of the different religions in Germany in 2015. Christianity is the most popular religion, with most of the population knowing themselves as Christian. That number is 29 percent Catholics. Muslims make up 4.4 percent of the population, and the rest others. ]]> 2019-10-08 14:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/395060352 perrywinklestars https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396127108 Germany celebrates a lot of the same holidays as we do, just with different names in German.  One of the holidays that Germany celebrates that is not common where we live is May day. After the 1894 Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland officially moved the U.S. celebration of Labor Day to the first Monday in September, to what is now called May day. When you live in germany, you have to be 16 or older to buy beer and wine, and 18 and older for stronger alcohol. The rule does not include private drinking at home. Kids 15 and older may have alcohol in public as long as they are with a parent or guardian. The image below shows the drinking ages of Spain, Peru, and the U.S to compare how different Germany is. ]]> 2019-10-10 13:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396127108 perrywinklestars https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396137180 The image below is a bag of gummy bears. Gummy bears were invented in 1920 by Hans Riegel when he started the candy company Haribo.  Gummy bears were one of the things that german entrepreneurs invented, looking for something else. Germany also invented everyday things like automobiles, aspirin, the accordian,  the christmas tree, contact lenses, kindergarten, and much more.Germany found out a way to save energy and make clean air in 2018, and they might have no pollution by 2050. How cool would that be?]]> 2019-10-10 13:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396137180 perrywinklestars https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396139648 The image below is Mount. Zugspitze in town Garmisch-Partenkirchen and it is on the border of Austria and Germany. Mount Zugspitze is a very pretty mountain place where many people come on a daily basis. It is the highest point in germany. Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt is also a famous and very fancy market that has been running since 1610 that runs around every Christmas time. ]]> 2019-10-10 13:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396139648 perrywinklestars https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396143537 The image below is a painting called Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer (Wanderer above the Sea of Fog) by Caspar David Friedrich. The germans have many famous art pieces and artists. Some famous artists are Max Ernst, Franz Marc, Paul Klee, and many more. ]]> 2019-10-10 13:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396143537 perrywinklestars https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396147754 The image below is a painting of Ludwig Van Beethoven. He is appearing to be writing on sheet music. Some of ludwig Van Beethoven's famous works are Für Elise, Piano Concerto No. 5, Symphony No. 6, Fidelio, Egmont, and more. Believe it or not, but some famous composers of very famous pieces were born and raised in germany. Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven were both from germany. One of Bach's most famous pieces was Toccata and Fugue in D minor.]]> 2019-10-10 13:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396147754 perrywinklestars https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396151207 Germany's current leader is Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who has been the president science 2017, but been political and in many other political spots since 2005. Many famous people were born in Germany. Such as, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Otto von Bismarck, Friedrich Nietzsche, Hugo Junkers, Max Ernst, Werner Herzog, Hansi Kursch, Steffi Graf, and more.]]> 2019-10-10 13:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396151207 perrywinklestars https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396152819 Germany has crazy laws, but sometimes it's good. In germany, they also have different drinking laws, which in my opinion is not good but its ok. You are not allowed to play musical instruments all day in an apartment. You can’t address a police officer as ‘du’ the informal way of addressing someone, but as ‘sie’ the formal way. You could get fined a lot of Euros for just mixing up the words. Some crazy laws that germany has are, you CAN’T run out of fuel on the Autobahn, you can’t keep urns in your home, you can’t tune your piano at night, and many more.]]> 2019-10-10 13:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396152819 perrywinklestars https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396446480 The image below is a picture of coins that Germany used before they used the Euro currency. These coins are called Deutsche Mark. The biggest import that germany had was of machinery to the us. It costed US$165.5 billion.Germany has a mixed economy. It allows a free market economy in consumer goods and business services. Germany has the highest economy of all of Europe by 28%.THe german economy exports many things. Some are cars, oil, metals, machinery, and more. ]]> 2019-10-10 22:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/perrywinklestars/39ogcx6g9nj9/wish/396446480