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Easter games: Students playing ‘egg-pricking’ at the Goethe Zentrum in the city on Wednesday. –
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Not a stone on the premises of the Goethe Zentrum in the city was left unturned on Wednesday when the students and instructors of the Zentrum set out on a ‘hunt’ of a different kind. As the ‘hunters’ zealously set about their task, out came splendidly-coloured Easter eggs, neatly packed in tissue papers along with confectionaries and buried behind bushes, flowerpots and odd corners of the sunshade.
It was indeed a fun day at the Goethe Zentrum on Wednesday as students and staff of the Zentrum celebrated ‘Oster Fest’, in true German style.
“Egg hunting is an Easter tradition in Germany that we observe with our families. After the Easter service in the church and the bread-breaking ceremony at home, the entire family sets out in the garden to hunt for eggs and gifts that mama and papa would have secretly hidden for us to find,” said Veronika Graf, a German visitor at the Zentrum.
Eggs hold a place of relevance in the celebration of the Holy Resurrection in Europe, being symbolic of life, purity and fertility. In most parts of Germany, colourful eggs or gifts are hidden in the garden in a zigzag manner to denote that they were dropped by the Easter bunny. The tradition is believed to have originated in the Alsace region of Germany-Switzerland about 300 years ago.
The egg hunting is followed by other Bavarian tradition of Easter games like egg pricking (egg boxing), where players prick hard boiled eggs that they hunted out, Ms. Graf said.
Another Easter game that originated in Germany is the egg dance in which eggs are laid on the floor where participants have to dance without damaging any egg.
Earlier an Easter service and the bread-breaking ceremony were also held at the Goethe Zentrum. “In Germany, we go to the church for the Easter service and bring back bread, eggs, salt and bacon. After getting home, we are supposed to eat each one of this. It is considered to be very healthy and important for good life,” Ms. Graf said.
Chairperson of board of governors of the Goethe Zentrum G. Vijayaraghavan, Zentrum honorary director Syed Ibrahim and head of language department Sudha Pradeep also were present at the function.
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Wir wurden tatsaechlich in India's National Newspaper abgedruckt. (sogar mit Bild!)
Easter games: Students playing ‘egg-pricking’ at the Goethe Zentrum in the city on Wednesday. –
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Not a stone on the premises of the Goethe Zentrum in the city was left unturned on Wednesday when the students and instructors of the Zentrum set out on a ‘hunt’ of a different kind. As the ‘hunters’ zealously set about their task, out came splendidly-coloured Easter eggs, neatly packed in tissue papers along with confectionaries and buried behind bushes, flowerpots and odd corners of the sunshade.
It was indeed a fun day at the Goethe Zentrum on Wednesday as students and staff of the Zentrum celebrated ‘Oster Fest’, in true German style.
“Egg hunting is an Easter tradition in Germany that we observe with our families. After the Easter service in the church and the bread-breaking ceremony at home, the entire family sets out in the garden to hunt for eggs and gifts that mama and papa would have secretly hidden for us to find,” said Veronika Graf, a German visitor at the Zentrum.
Eggs hold a place of relevance in the celebration of the Holy Resurrection in Europe, being symbolic of life, purity and fertility. In most parts of Germany, colourful eggs or gifts are hidden in the garden in a zigzag manner to denote that they were dropped by the Easter bunny. The tradition is believed to have originated in the Alsace region of Germany-Switzerland about 300 years ago.
The egg hunting is followed by other Bavarian tradition of Easter games like egg pricking (egg boxing), where players prick hard boiled eggs that they hunted out, Ms. Graf said.
Another Easter game that originated in Germany is the egg dance in which eggs are laid on the floor where participants have to dance without damaging any egg.
Earlier an Easter service and the bread-breaking ceremony were also held at the Goethe Zentrum. “In Germany, we go to the church for the Easter service and bring back bread, eggs, salt and bacon. After getting home, we are supposed to eat each one of this. It is considered to be very healthy and important for good life,” Ms. Graf said.
Chairperson of board of governors of the Goethe Zentrum G. Vijayaraghavan, Zentrum honorary director Syed Ibrahim and head of language department Sudha Pradeep also were present at the function.
