https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Forget Halloween – Laternelaufen is the autumn tradition you need to know about while living in Germany (or many German-speaking countries). https://www.thelocal.de/20211111/german-word-of-the-day-das-laternelaufen Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:31:29 +0100 german-word-of-the-day-das-laternelaufen Some Swiss German words are so culturally specific, or just so strange, that it is impossible to translate them – at least not in a simple, elegant way. From dogs' funerals to egg bumping, some Swiss German words just don't make it across the translation divide. https://www.thelocal.de/20180306/language-eight-swiss-german-words-you-cant-translate-into-english Tue, 06 Mar 2018 14:48:06 +0100 language-eight-swiss-german-words-you-cant-translate-into-english