We finish the series by talking about sparklers

Silvester and Wunderkerzen

Lametta

One of the bringers of presents on Christmas Eve

Der Weihnachtsmann

Scented candles used in Christmas decorations

Raeucherkerzen

A wooden candle holder shaped like a miner or angel

Bergmannsfigur

Schwibbogen

Weihnachtskrippe

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A word used to describe the economic climate, with an ironic twist

Finanzkrise und notleidende Banken

A incentive for parents of pre-school children to stay at home and look after them

Herdpraemie

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A term used to describe one of the choices facing asylum seekers in Germany

Freiwillige Ausreise

A way of describing an increase in productivity by workforce reduction

Entlassungsproduktivitaet

A way of describing the value of an employee in a company

Humankapital

A way of describing the collective guilt of a nation's people

Taetervolk

Ich-AG

A traditional gathering of witches at the end of April

Walpurgisnacht

A term meaning that post is paid for by the recipient.

Unfrei

Kurbelinduktor

A piece of telephone equipment used to connect people.

Klappenschrank

A faster method of data transfer in mobile phone networks

UMTS

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German Words Explained

A method of data transfer in mobile phone networks

GPRS

Karfreitag

A type of doughnut that it is eaten at carnival time.

Berliner

Staatssicherheitsdienst - an organisation in the GDR that monitored its citizens.

Stasi

Biersteuer

Das alte Europa

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A tax on light bulbs in Germany - now discontinued.

Leuchtmittelsteuer

Silvester

Osterei

Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung und Aktiengesellschaft

GmbH und AG

Bundeskanzlerin

Two political parties founded in the 1940s in Germany.

CDU - CSU

A form of tax in Germany that benefits the churches

Die Kirchensteuer

Nussknacker

Jagdsteuer

A number that you need when you register in Germany, but you don't really need to know it.

Der Gemeindeschluessel

A tax on tea in Germany - now discontinued.

Teesteuer

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