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Kapitel 3

Feiertage und Feste

A. Survey a list of legal holidays in Austria. Compare the list with legal holidays in your country.

Schritt 1: Click here!

http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.f/f149232.htm

This link will take you to a page in the Österreich-Lexikon. Here you will find a list of legal holidays in Austria and the dates on which they are celebrated.

Schritt 2: Compare this list with legal holidays in the your country.

Which holidays are only celebrated in Austria?
Which are celebrated in both your country and Austria?
Which holidays in your country are not celebrated in Austria?

Compile your answers in the following table.

Austria Only

Austria & Your Country

Your Country Only

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Schritt 3: Click on "Nationalfeiertag". This will take you to a page of the Österreich-Lexikon on which you can find more information about the Nationalfeiertag. The list indicates that there are a number of different dates for the Nationalfeiertag. Find at least two dates on which this holiday has been celebrated and explain the significance of the date.

Date Time Period Significance

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B. Solo-surfen: Go to the search engine YahooDeutschland. Make a search with the key words "Feste und Feiertage" explore some of the links. What do find out about celebrations in German speaking countries.

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