
Charity wine tasting and silly hat evening
24/02/2023 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm –
Join Sawabona Africa at the charity wine tasting and silly hat evening in partnership with Blue Heron wineshop in Munich on Friday 24 February 2022 at 6pm.
Happy new Year!
Although some towns will keep their Christmas lights on until the second week in January, it can feel a bit quiet and dull, especially after the Christmas festivities and Silverster parties.
Take the time to regenerate and relax with cozy fire places, hearty food and warm drinks with friends or just by snuggling up under a blanket with a good book
We have some great suggestions below for relaxing with friends or keeping active in the cold
For those who suffer from the lack of sunshine, or (SAD), you can find information and tips on our Seasonal affective Disorder page.
Season | Winter |
Time | Winter Time. One hour behind South Africa |
Weather | The temperatures averages between -2.8 °C and 2.1 °C. |
There are no real festivals in January. The biggests events are New Years Eve (Silvester) and New Years day. An old tradition on New Years Eve is to eat Raclette with friends, and do “the same procedure as every year” by watching Dinner for One on Television. If you would rather go out for the evening, many towns have concerts or fireworks shows on the 31st of December. You can buy your own fireworks, but only for a limited time. Be extra careful when using fireworks, many people end up in emergency rooms due to burn wounds. Restaurants also have special menus but you need to make a booking in advance.
Read more about German New Years Traditions on Deutsche Welle
Holiday | Date | Information | States |
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Public Holidays | |||
New Year's day / Neujahr | 01.01.2023 | All | |
Epiphany/ Heilige Drei Könige | 06.01.2023 | BW, BY, ST | |
Observations | |||
None | All |
24/02/2023 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm –
Join Sawabona Africa at the charity wine tasting and silly hat evening in partnership with Blue Heron wineshop in Munich on Friday 24 February 2022 at 6pm.
09/02/2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Join us for a casual monthly virtual get-together. The idea is to get to know other Southern Africans, support each other, and share our ideas and tips on life in Germany. The current format is a skype call. We will create a meeting link, you do not need skype to participate, you can connect via […]
29/01/2023 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm – I am a South African-born artist living in Munich and have my first solo exhibition coming up that will run from 13.01 – 29.01 at Feierwerk Farbenladen, in Munich. The opening night is next Friday, 13th January at 18:00 and there will be music, drinks and snacks at the venue. Quite a few of my South African family […]
28/01/2023 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm – I am a South African-born artist living in Munich and have my first solo exhibition coming up that will run from 13.01 – 29.01 at Feierwerk Farbenladen, in Munich. The opening night is next Friday, 13th January at 18:00 and there will be music, drinks and snacks at the venue. Quite a few of my South African family […]
27/01/2023 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm – I am a South African-born artist living in Munich and have my first solo exhibition coming up that will run from 13.01 – 29.01 at Feierwerk Farbenladen, in Munich. The opening night is next Friday, 13th January at 18:00 and there will be music, drinks and snacks at the venue. Quite a few of my South African family […]
26/01/2023 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm – I am a South African-born artist living in Munich and have my first solo exhibition coming up that will run from 13.01 – 29.01 at Feierwerk Farbenladen, in Munich. The opening night is next Friday, 13th January at 18:00 and there will be music, drinks and snacks at the venue. Quite a few of my South African family […]
22/01/2023 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm – I am a South African-born artist living in Munich and have my first solo exhibition coming up that will run from 13.01 – 29.01 at Feierwerk Farbenladen, in Munich. The opening night is next Friday, 13th January at 18:00 and there will be music, drinks and snacks at the venue. Quite a few of my South African family […]
21/01/2023 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm – I am a South African-born artist living in Munich and have my first solo exhibition coming up that will run from 13.01 – 29.01 at Feierwerk Farbenladen, in Munich. The opening night is next Friday, 13th January at 18:00 and there will be music, drinks and snacks at the venue. Quite a few of my South African family […]
20/01/2023 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm – I am a South African-born artist living in Munich and have my first solo exhibition coming up that will run from 13.01 – 29.01 at Feierwerk Farbenladen, in Munich. The opening night is next Friday, 13th January at 18:00 and there will be music, drinks and snacks at the venue. Quite a few of my South African family […]
19/01/2023 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm – I am a South African-born artist living in Munich and have my first solo exhibition coming up that will run from 13.01 – 29.01 at Feierwerk Farbenladen, in Munich. The opening night is next Friday, 13th January at 18:00 and there will be music, drinks and snacks at the venue. Quite a few of my South African family […]
15/01/2023 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm – I am a South African-born artist living in Munich and have my first solo exhibition coming up that will run from 13.01 – 29.01 at Feierwerk Farbenladen, in Munich. The opening night is next Friday, 13th January at 18:00 and there will be music, drinks and snacks at the venue. Quite a few of my South African family […]
14/01/2023 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm – I am a South African-born artist living in Munich and have my first solo exhibition coming up that will run from 13.01 – 29.01 at Feierwerk Farbenladen, in Munich. The opening night is next Friday, 13th January at 18:00 and there will be music, drinks and snacks at the venue. Quite a few of my South African family […]
Grünkohl, usually served with Speck, Wurst or Kasseler
If you want to warm up, try some hearty food like Kohlroladen, Stews and soups
Savoy cabbage is delicious with cream or cheese
Leberwurst, blutwurst und kesselfleisch served with cabbage
Venison is still in season and is delicious with red cabbage
Winter | der Winter |
Snow | der Schnee |
Sleet | der Graupel |
Freezing Fog | der Eisnebel |
Sledging | das Rodeln |
Cross country skiing | Der Langlauf |
Skiing | Das Skifahren |
Venison | das Wildfleisch e.g. Das Hirschfleisch, das Rehkeule, Das Wildschweinfleisch (Wild Boar) |
Red Cabbage | der Rothkohl, das Rotkraut, das Blaukraut |
Savoy cabbage | der Wirsing |
Happy New Year! | Guten Rutsch! |
Happy New Year | Frohes neues Jahr |
A peaceful and blessed new year | Ein friedvolles und gesegnetes neues Jahr |
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