Emma celebrated her very first Halloween and St. Martin’s Day!
Halloween isn’t a huge tradition in Germany, so I was totally fine with Emma going as “Mommy’s Little Pumpkin”.
St. Martin’s Day is a huge tradition in Germany to celebrate the Roman soldier Martin of Tours who shared his cloak with a beggar. In Germany, children walk through the town/village/city with lanterns o celebrate his kindness.
For her (and my) first St. Martin’s Day (11.11), Henriette and Paul made a papier-mâché lantern for Emma to “carry” through the park. Emma slept through most of the festivities, but I had fun learning a new tradition, and Fabian had fun reminiscing from his childhood. Here are a few pictures from the evening:
On the tram to Luisen Park
Sleeping through the festivities.
Monster lantern at twilight!
With Mama in the dark
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Last, and totally unrelated to this post, Emma has new teeth! :D
Halloween isn’t a huge tradition in Germany, so I was totally fine with Emma going as “Mommy’s Little Pumpkin”.
St. Martin’s Day is a huge tradition in Germany to celebrate the Roman soldier Martin of Tours who shared his cloak with a beggar. In Germany, children walk through the town/village/city with lanterns o celebrate his kindness.
For her (and my) first St. Martin’s Day (11.11), Henriette and Paul made a papier-mâché lantern for Emma to “carry” through the park. Emma slept through most of the festivities, but I had fun learning a new tradition, and Fabian had fun reminiscing from his childhood. Here are a few pictures from the evening:
On the tram to Luisen Park
Sleeping through the festivities.
Monster lantern at twilight!
With Mama in the dark
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Last, and totally unrelated to this post, Emma has new teeth! :D
