presentation by sarita jenkins. 35% roman catholic 36% protestant (mostly lutheran) 2% muslim 25% no...

Presentation by Sarita Jenkins

THE CULTURE OF GERMANY

Coat of Arms

35% Roman Catholic 36% Protestant (mostly Lutheran)2% Muslim25% no official religionCatholics are mostly located in the southern

and the western parts of Germany Protestants are mostly located in the northern

and the eastern parts of Germany

RELIGION

Martin Luther

Declared his intolerance for the Roman Church’s corruption on Halloween in 1517, by nailing his 95 Theses of Contention to the Wittenberg Church door

Exiled following the Diet of Worms Council in 1521 that was designed to martyr him

Translated the New Testament (NT) into German for the first time from the 1516 Greek-Latin New Testament of Erasmus

Published NT September of 1522Published a German Pentateuch in 1523, and another

edition of the German New Testament in 1529 Published the entire Bible in German in the 1530’s

RELIGION

Borders of the

States of

Germany

Saar-land

German National Anthem “Lied der Deutschen”

Rock Music

Folk musicHerr Zahns Liederbuch

Classical music and composersLudwig van Beethoven Johannes Brahms Johann Sebastian BachRichard Wagner

Music

Oktoberfest

Cannstatter Volksfest

Hanover Schutzenfest

Freimarkt in Bremen

Hamburger Dom

Festivals “Volksfest”

Internationally recognized sport including live music, beer, and food

Born in the 1960’s to incorporate fitness at all levels

Vary in length from 5km to 50km

Earn souvenir stamp for walking booklet, pins, patches and misc souvenirs

Volksmarches

Grimm BrothersHeinr Hoffmann

Fairytales

NeuschwansteinLinderhofWartburg

Castles

flood of immigrants

guest workers

international students

Cultural Challenges

economic woes of the former Communist countries

economic and political refugees since 1989

highly-organized criminal network involved in promoting the entry of illegal immigrants from all over the world

Cultural Challenges

http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/02_03/Cul/Germany/germany.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanyhttp://www.operationworld.org/country/germ/

owtext.htmlhttp://german.about.com/od/music/German_M

usic_and_Songs.htmhttp://

www.bellaonline.com/articles/art41980.asphttp://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-

bible-history/martin-luther.html

Sources

Music provided by Beethoven FIDELIONBC Symphony Orchestra