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  • Fasching offers variety of traditions throughout the country

    No one is exactly sure of the origin of the number 11, the number of Fasching. However, one of the most common explanations is that, "God gave Moses not ten, but eleven commandments - the eleventh being 'Thou shalt have a good time.'"Fasching, or the Foolish season, officially began 11:11 a.m. Nov.

  • Germany's winter season sales are in full swing

    Germany's annual winter-season sales are presently in full swing until mid-February. Although Germany conducts sales throughout the year, this is the time for business owners to clear out shelves and make room for new merchandise, to include spring and summer clothing. During the ongoing clearance

  • Snowboarding, skiing opportunities abundant for beginners, experts

    The mountains of Europe are well-known across the globe in the world of downhill winter sports. While stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base, servicemembers would be committing what some may consider a disservice if they overlooked the neighboring attraction during their entire tour.To take advantage of

  • Worldwide slump reaches elf-conomy

    Small business owners, banks and department stores aren't the only ones taking a hit with the economic downturn. While things may be looking brighter for some, production at Santa Claus' North Pole has yet to rebound."We may not be in the best situation this year," said Santa Claus, "but we've been

  • Star singers bring holidays to doorsteps

    After Christmas, there is a visit and feast of the Three Magi, or "Heilige Drei Koenige" as the Germans call them. The event commemorates the journey of the Three Magi who brought gifts to the infant Jesus in Bethlehem. The visit of the Three Magi marks the end of the holiday season in Germany. In

  • Pet spa provides daytime care for pets

    The only Department of Defense kennel in U.S. Air Forces in Europe is located right here in the Eifel. The Pet Spa is located in Oberweis and offers a convenient program for busy Sabers and their pets.Doggy Day Care is comparable to a traditional children's day care. Busy dog owners can make an

  • Fashing preparation to begin in Germany

    Germany's biggest bash officially starts off on the 11 minute past the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, or 11:11p.m. Nov. 11. Thousands of Fashing clubs throughout the country will start preparing events, costume-balls, parades and Fashing parties for the coming season in February. The

  • Local children to honor Saint Martin

    Each November, local townspeople host a colorful torchlight procession in honor of St. Martin. St. Martin's Day is Nov. 11, but the dates for celebrations vary from town to town and sometimes take place days before or after. Germans celebrate St. Martin's Day with a procession where children carry

  • Suspicious events linked to werewolf activity

    Editor's note: The article below is completely fictional and written in the spirit of Halloween. The 52nd Security Forces Squadron is advising increased vigilance and operational awareness over this Halloween weekend due to recent, unexplained and seemingly linked cases. The possibility of increased

  • Base members assist with harvesting Eifel gold

    A group of approximately 50 Sabers, most of them assigned to the 52nd Medical Group, the 52nd Fighter Wing Chapel and the 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office, visited a local vintner's estate Oct. 17 in the Mosel community of Osann-Monzel to offer their assistance with the ongoing harvest there.