Halloween: More than candy-coated terror
As the days get drearier and the trees lose their leaves, everyone gets
excited about the spookiest holiday of the year. But what do we really
know about
As the days get drearier and the trees lose their leaves, everyone gets
excited about the spookiest holiday of the year. But what do we really
know about
On Thursday, many Germans will visit cemeteries to decorate the grave
sites of deceased family members and friends with flowers or wreaths
made of fir tree branches, pine cones and dried flowers, and to light
candles.
To get people in the mood for Halloween, U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder
kicks off the celebration today with a haunted house in the basement of
the Rheinlander Community Club. The haunted house runs from 7 to 9 p.m.
today through Sunday.
For the second year since its return, Haunted Tent City is scheduled to
be held in the wooded area across from Burger King Oct. 26 through 31 on
Ramstein.
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Annweiler/Trifels will celebrate its 12th annual chestnut fest Saturday and Sunday. More
than 30 market stands will be established on Rathausplatz, where
vendors will offer their merchandise from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Stores will
offer a special shopping time from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
For the 16th year, the Rheinland-Pfalz Agricultural Chamber of
Kaiserslautern and the City of Ramstein-Miesenbach will sponsor their
annual farmers market Sunday, a day when Germans celebrate their
Thanksgiving. The market will feature more than 30 farmers and vendors
presenting their products, an animal show, a historical tractor display,
demonstrations, and musical entertainment from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Stores
will be open from 1 to 6 p.m.
Germany will observe its Unification Day Wednesday. Every year on Oct.
3, stores, banks and official institutions are closed throughout the
country in observance of this legal holiday.