Customs and Festivals: Vocabulary and Cultural Proper Nouns
Learn German words for festivals and celebrations, then practise separable verb word order with einladen.
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Festivals in German 🎉
This topic is about celebrations, customs and important cultural dates. German nouns still need capital letters, and some festival names are proper nouns you should recognise.
Festival words 🔑
Start with the core nouns and verbs.
Named dates 🎄
These proper nouns are useful cultural anchors.
Match the celebration 🔗
- Weihnachten
- Ostern
- Silvester
- das Geschenk
- Christmas
- Easter
- New Year's Eve
- gift
Which is a gift? 🎯
Which German word means gift?
- das Geschenk
- das Fest
- der Gast
- die Feier
einladen is separable 💡
The verb **einladen** means to invite. In the present tense, the prefix often moves to the end: ich lade meinen Freund ein, meaning I invite my friend.
Match the party words 🔀
- das Fest
- die Feier
- der Gast
- die Tradition
- festival or celebration
- celebration or ceremony
- guest
- tradition
Correct festival German ✅
Select the TWO correct German phrases.
- ich lade meinen Freund ein
- Weihnachten ist im Dezember
- ich einlade meinen Freund
- das geschenk
Build the invite 🪜
An interactive activity.
Complete the celebration sentences 🧩
Christmas is _____. A gift is ein _____. I celebrate is ich _____. I invite my friend is ich lade meinen Freund _____.
Spot the celebrations 🖍️
An interactive activity.
The prefix at the end 📝
Which sentence correctly says: I invite my friend?
- ich lade meinen Freund ein
- ich einlade meinen Freund
- ich lade ein meinen Freund
- ich lade mein Freund ein
Plan the celebration 🧭
An interactive activity.
A celebration paragraph ✍️
An interactive activity.