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I have lived here for 30 years and I am still learning about this cultural fascination (bordering on fanaticism) with Fastnacht. I don’t know when it starts or finishes. Somebody moves the dates every year!

Fastnacht is coming to an end. What have we foreigners learned?

"Dekoriert" - Even I know what that means - "Decorated". Maybe I didn't comprehend the entire meaning as my next blooper will Show.

A Swiss culinary tradition that celebrates the whole pig.

Are you having a bad day? Find out why it is not your fault.

Every appointment was an opportunity for my cultures to collide. How did I overcome?

"Here's looking at you, kid."

What do colored eggs, baskets, bunnies, chocolates or Sunday dresses have to do with Easter?

How do you color Easter eggs?