well 11/11 was the big day. i turned 26 in style. in the states, nov 11 is always veterans day, but over here in germany it's st. martin's day. i've been here for over 2 years and hadn't seen how it's celebrated. barbara came up from freiburg and we went to the st. martin's parade. i had told friends that i was going and they told me that it was just for kids. hmm.........
so i'll explain. there was this nice guy called st. martin. he helped people and road a horse and stuff. so in germany the kids make lanterns in school and then walk through the streets singing songs and whatnot. there are special st. martin songs and the hang a lantern(made of paper with a candle suspended in the middle) on a stick.
i didn't know that my birthday was special everywhere, so this was a nice surprise and a nice stroll through town with barbara and lots of mothers watching to make sure that the lantern candle doesn't go out. hard to explain it all. hope this gives you a glimpse of it all.
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ich geh mit meiner laterne und meine laterne mit mir. dort oben leuchten die sterne und unten leuchten wir. mein licht geht aus, wir gehn nach haus, rabimmel rabammel rabumm. (oder so ähnlich)
mann, jared, ich liebe laternenumzüge. leider war ich seit dem kindergarten auf keinem mehr (somit seit 16 jahren). mist.
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