Germany’s Top 10 Toys 2009
November 19, 2009 by eurojoe
Filed under Top 10 Toys 2009
Every year the “Der Bundesverband des Spielwaren-Einzelhandels e.V. (BVS)” picks the Top 10 toys of the year:
1. Think Fun 36 Cube
$ 20,42 at Amazon.com or €20.98 at Amazon.de
2. Burg der 1000 Spiegel
€ 16,99 at mytoys.de
2. Burg der 1000 Spiegel
€ 16,99 at mytoys.de
German Holidays (Feiertage) 2009
November 1, 2009 by eurojoe
Filed under Featured, German Holidays, News
Regional and National German public Holidays 2009
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| Day | Weekday | C | Feiertag | Holiday |
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| 1-Jan | Tue | N | Neujahr | New Years Day |
| 6-Jan | Sun | R | Heilige Drei Koenige (only in BW, BY, ST) | Epiphany Three kings |
| 23-Feb | Mon | O | Rosenmontag | |
| 24-Feb | Tue | O | Fastnacht | Mardi GrasCarneval |
| 25-Feb | Wed | O | Aschermittwoch | Ash Wednesday |
| 10-Apr | Fri | N | Karfreitag | Good Friday |
| 12-Apr | Sun | S | Ostersonntag | Easter |
| 13-Apr | Mon | N | Ostermontag | Easter Monday |
| 1-May | Fri | N | Maifeiertag | Labor Day |
| 21-May | Thu | N | Christi Himmelfahrt | Ascension Day |
| 21-May | Thu | S | Vatertag | Father's Day |
| 10-May | Sun | S | Muttertag | Mothers Day |
| 31-May | Sun | S | Pfingsten | Pentecost |
| 1-Jun | Mon | N | Pfingstmontag | Whit Monday |
| 11-Jun | Thu | R | Fronleichnam (only BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL and parts of SN und TH) | Corpus Christi |
| 8-Aug | Sat | R | Friedensfest (Augsburg only) | |
| 15-Aug | Sat | R | Maria Himmelfahrt (SL and Parts of BY) | Assumption |
| 3-Oct | Sat | N | Tag der Deutschen Einheit | Day of German Unity |
| 31-Oct | Sat | R | Reformationstag (only in BB, MV, SN, ST und TH) | Reformation Day |
| 1-Nov | Sun | R | Allerheiligen (only in BW, BY, NW, RP und SL) | All Saints' Day |
| 15-Nov | Sun | S | Volkstrauertag | German veterans day observance |
| 18-Nov | Wed | R | Buss- und Bettag (only in SN) | Day of Prayer and Repentance |
| 22-Nov | Sun | S | Totensonntag | Mourning Sunday |
| 24-Dec | Thu | O | Heiligabend | Christmas Eve |
| 25-Dec | Fri | N | 1. Weihnachtstag | Christmas Day |
| 26-Dec | Sat | N | 2. Weihnachtstag | Second Day of Christmas |
| 31-Dec | Do | O | Silvester | New Year's Eve |
N = National Holiday
R = Regional Holiday – only in some States (Bundesländer)
S = Sunday – Holiday falls always on a Sunday (i.e Easter)
O= Other Holidays
BW = Baden-Württemberg, BY = Bayern, BE = Berlin, BB =Brandenburg, HB = Hansestadt Bremen, HH = Hansestadt Hamburg, HE = Hessen, MV =Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, NI = Niedersachsen, NW = Nordrhein-Westfalen, RP =Rheinland-Pfalz, SL = Saarland, SN = Sachsen, ST = Sachsen-Anhalt, SH = Schleswig-Holstein, TH = Thüringen
The Holidays (Feiertage) 2008 can be found here: Holidays 2008
Germany’s best Online Toy Stores
November 1, 2009 by eurojoe
Filed under German Toy Stores
mytoys.de is probably the best German online toy store. Offers 16 individual shops: baby, kids cloths, toys, books, audio & video,etc. The “Geschenkefinder” (gift finder) can help you find a gift by age, gender and price. Flat shipping rate of €2.95 within Germany, €5 extra for express shipping. Visit the store at www.mytoys.de
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Another great Online Toy store is jako-o.de, a store for “Kindersachen mit Koepfchen”: Educational Toys, Wooden Toys, furniture, Books & CDS. An English version of the website is available.
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galeria-kaufhof.de has a nice selection of toys: Playmobil, Board Games, Puzzles, Lego, Carrera Rennbahn, Remote Control Cars, huge selection of “Die Wilden Kerle”. Credit Cards are accepted
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kidoh.de delivers worldwide. Offers 200.000 items, which include toys, books, DVDs, electronics and even furniture and household items. Payments can be made with VISA, Mastercard/Eurocard and American Express.
amazon.de has all the toys you can dream of. Great prices, low shipping fees.
Find clearance items here