SILVESTER - How Germans Celebrate NEW YEAR'S EVE 🎇

[@stirbjoernwesterhever6223]

You forget "Tischfeuerwerk" and "Bleigießen", this would happen before midnight. And we most time would make our fireworks in our street and not on central places.

[@leDespicable]

Depends on where you live I'd say. When there's no central area in the vicinity you could go to, people mostly stay at home or in their neighborhood streets.

[@mariakupper1029]

Need to fight the urge to google where I can get this hummingbird (?) sweater before the end of the video... 🙈🤣

[@simplegermany]

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[@johnsheridan7428]

Very good 👍 really enjoyed that...have a happy and SAFE new year 😀 from Ireland 🇮🇪 ☘☘🇮🇪

[@pattyfairytale4024]

When you party or celebrate with family and/or friends often 1 Krapfen/Berliner/Pfannkuchen . . . is filled with mustard instead of marmelade ! Beware of this surprise and stay humorous !

[@shaunmarsh7930]

I have watched dinner For One before I go out for the night (NY-EVE) every year since I found it on KZbin a few years back. I first came across it best parts of 40 years ago when I was in the Army and New Years eve is my Birthday to

[@kenninast]

Krapfen: here in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium we call them "Boules de Berlin". My parents called them "Berliner". Wikipedia has this to say: Berliner: Westdeutschland (ohne Hessen und Bayern), Mecklenburg, Schweiz Berliner Ballen im Raum Ruhrgebiet/Sauerland/Niederrhein Faschingskrapfen: Österreich, Schwerpunkt in Tirol, entsprechend dem Verbreitungsgebiet des Begriffs Fasching[5] Glaskrapfen: Österreich, Hausruckviertel und Traunviertel Kreppel: Hessen, Rheinhessen (Rheinland-Pfalz), Thüringen Kräppel: Hessen, vornehmlich im Rhein/Main-Gebiet (Frankfurt am Main) Krapfen: Bayern und Österreich Pfannkuchen: Berlin, Ostdeutschland (ohne Mecklenburg) Puffel: Aachen und Umgebung Schmalzgreben - Fastnachtsküchle/-küchelchen:Baden-Württemberg und Pfalz/Saarland (ohne Füllung)

[@amvs20]

I’m going to spend my first New Year’s Eve here in Germany. I’m really excited!! But maybe, no fireworks this year? I haven’t seen any in the stores.

[@simplegermany]

Yes, they are not allowed to be sold this year due to Covid. So you may only see a few from people who still have some at home. Still enjoy! 😊

[@karinland8533]

Usually (with out covid) fireworks are sold between christmas and new year, not earlyer and only allowed to fire them, I think for a week or so. For birthdays or marriage celebrations during the year you need to get a permission. Because some people loose ther brain and act stupid, new year is the buissiesed day in the emergency ward. Thats why this year and last year there were no fireworks allowed.

[@leDespicable]

There'll still be fireworks, especially in border regions. Only sales of fireworks were banned this year, shooting them is still allowed. Here in my area lots of people drove into Austria and bought fireworks there...the ban is very useless in general lol

[@alaael-naghi8411]

I am glad I watched the video till the end, because I was thinking in going somewhere over the bridge in the Main river here in Frankfurt 😂😂😂

[@turjo119]

Hello again! Hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas

[@dhruvpansare4466]

I've been watching some of your videos and I gotta say, that smoothly is quite fun!!! 😅🤣

[@nomirrors3552]

I wish everyone a good slide!

[@Allegory_of_Wolves]

I can confirm the madness here in Germany, and despite being German myself, I hate it. XD I now always stay inside on New Year's Eve, because the fireworks terrify me. In my area, the people also shoot them in residential streets, not just in the city center. One time about 20 years ago, was especially scary for me. Back then, I lived in another city, and my partner had the idea to take our car up on a hill to a park, from which we would be able to see the fireworks across the whole city. We never got there, because the traffic in one of the neighborhood streets got totally jammed, and then it was midnight and people started lighting the fireworks right there in the street. We were stuck there and some idiots deliberately threw fireworks under our car, where they then exploded!! It really was like a war zone. I thought, we'd die in that car. 😕I'd prefer, if fireworks weren't allowed like that, and only lit like at the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, where everybody can watch safely and enjoy them, without potentially getting injured.

[@markbrecher4914]

I imagine if you have a Dog(s) , the fireworks will drive them mad as well .

[@CTBauer]

I currently live in Kansas City, Missouri, and we don't generally have a lot of fireworks on New Years Eve. There are lots of parties and drinking, but I don't remember any "big" fireworks situations on New Years Eve. Now, if you want fireworks, Independence Day (July 4th) in America is when you will experience massive displays by cities and towns as well as many individuals shooting fireworks in the neighborhoods. We have everything from simple "sparklers" and firecrackers to what Jen called a "machine gun" all the way up to mortars. The fireworks on sticks are considered "small" here. You will see single shot mortars up to multiple shot "cake" mortars. I have built mortar racks that can be pre-loaded with mortar shells (huge explosions high in the air, shells are 2 - 3 inches in diameter) and have shot over 400 mortars during an Independence Day celebration. My neighborhood is on the flight path for Kansas City International Airport. When the fireworks start going off on July 4th, I often wonder what the passengers on those planes think! It is an absolute war zone in my neighborhood with fireworks going off steadily from about 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

[@ReinholdOtto]

In Berlin heißt der Kräppel Pfannkuchen.

[@kilsestoffel3690]

Open the postbox, because some idiots would throw cracker into it. And close the windows, because of fireworks which may have lost their way

[@pe.bo.5038]

Makes me wonder,where you live?Pretty rough neighborhood. You your Suggestion make lot of sense!LOL

[@gigibenea3529]

But not in Canada...here is quiet...except..for city parties ..with huge fireworks shows...music...actually is very fun...( I am in Montreal)...even is very cold -25😁😁🍁🍁people go....

[@lizziea.6845]

I like your channel. I would love to see more video segments that show off Germany places or things. I like when you incorporate photos or shots of places.

[@fannychristozova8158]

Believe me or not, there's fireworks outside (in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) Right now as I watch this video!! Our folks start eeeaarly with the fireworks and they go literally non stop between the 27th and through the whole Rutsch! I can't say I agree with this practise but I'm.. I was gonna say painfully used.. no, I hope it never becomes "painful" to experience! 😅 I can't help remembering Gandalf from "The Lord of The Rings" with all the detailed description of various fireworks. 🧙‍♂ But tell me something. How is "Dinner For One" being broadcasted 7-8 times in the day.. "not that extreme"? 😂 😂 I loved that! Dealing and keeping safe with all the craziness that you literally showed us is SO SO important! And you always find a way to bring up a serious and potentially dangerous stuf so that it doesn't Actually scare! You're wonderful! 😉 Which brings me to what you said about the boats. So in Düsseldorf that should be a verz good choice, right? Also, more similarities of tradition, as champaigne at Midnight and all-night long festivities are a must! 🙂 I now have a whole year to stay informed and prepare for very much hopefully my first Silvester in Germany.

[@ReinholdOtto]

I usually book my taxi at 8 pm, and then I have to queue to actually get through. And they actually come at the scheduled time (like 3pm).

[@laureneastwood5936]

Oh the poor dogs!!!! 😩😩😩

[@c.j.hyperspace3371]

In Berlin it' s a Pfannkuchen, and what everyone else calls Pfannkuchen is an Eierkuchen here.

[@monicavaquerano6271]

This pretty much sounds like New Year’s Eve in El Salvador, except for raclette and Dinner for One.

[@simplegermany]

Hehe, yes similar to Guate 😉

[@rickyn1135]

Sounds exciting and fun,fun,fun.

[@matzek6200]

This chaos you showed is only in the bigger citys happening. In villages like mine are less people on the street and it`s much more controled. I don`t do firework, it`s so bad for all the wild animals and animals at home.

[@K__a__M__I]

It's more peaceful in the villages because all the youngsters go crazy in the cities. 😄

[@leDespicable]

Tbf, we have our fair share of villages going crazy as well. In our district there's a popular spot near a chapel that's located on a small plateau from which you have a spectacular view over the region. There are tons of people there every New Year's eve, and it's like a warzone there lol

[@ChrisS-cj6xh]

Das sind Pfannkuchen. Insbesondere in Berlin.

[@fannychristozova8158]

And let's not forget: New years are to celebrate in all our unique ways. Some are quiet, some are overplanned, some surprise, and some bring love! They should not focus on wrongs, they (with or without us) will signify hope. They serve History and hard times or innovative drive, a new year IS that reminiscence of universal youth. Fireworks are controversial, but I hardly can think of something which is not.. Have a merry slide, all!

[@stephanteuscher6583]

To understand "Dinner For One" you need the kind of humor that we Germans do not get credit for 😀

[@nothahn]

There is another firework in NRW: Rhein in Flammen ....

[@Danny30011980]

Berliner in Berlin are called Pfannkuchen ;-) In my area home in northern Hessen it is called Kreppel :-)

[@kilsestoffel3690]

This year, I heard the first fireworks at christmas eve. Mostly (male) teenagers can't stop themselfes... This year, fireworks are allowed, but it's not allowed to sell them.

[@Harta23]

Hello greetings FROM Macau CHINA

[@stefanies4501]

Jen, please tell me about your t-shirt! I want to add surfing in outer space to my bucket list.

[@simplegermany]

It is from Portugal, very popular for surfing 😇

[@leDespicable]

The warzone pretty much only happens in big cities, in small towns most people just celebrate at home and shoot their fireworks from their balconies or gardens, not much going on in the town centre :P I'd argue there's a third time Germans go crazy: the World Cup :D

[@FlorianGuitar85]

We celebrate Silvester as a tribute to our many defeats, this also called „Grandpa Flashback Day.

[@schnaeutz4546]

Die Gefahren, die Ihr schildert, gibt es vermutlich nur in Stadtzentren. Trotzdem würde ich die Gefahr, in einer dichten Menge bestohlen zu werden viel höher bewerten als die, angeschossen zu werden. Wenn man Brücken etwas außerhalb nimmt, sind sie eine gute Basis, das Feuerwerk zu beobachten. Ebenso Hügel; ok, in Düsseldorf weniger, obwohl das Gelände Richtung Mettmann auch ansteigt. Meine Empfehlung: eine(r) bleibt nüchtern, zündet das Feuerwerk und bringt den Rest der Gästeschar irgendwann mit dem Auto nach Hause. Dieses Jahr ist aber alles weniger gefährlich, größere Feiern gibt es nicht, Tanzen ist sowieso verboten, also bleibt nur Essen und Trinken im kleinen Kreis.

[@trashman555]

Probably could take some stylish safety glasses to protect your eyes from those fireworks

[@AmalHichri]

1:21 am, am so sleepy, I see this video, I watch it still nd am like “yeey new video” PS: I know it’s not German at all to be up at 1:30am on a Tuesday 😇

[@sabinebiesalski5618]

In Berlin heißen die Krapfen "Pfannkuchen". In Hamburg und Bremen heißen sie Berliner.

[@gigibenea3529]

This ''crazy german '' way actually is exactly the same in others European countries...I know exactly in Romania😁😁...all our dogs and cats get so scared🐱🐶....on topthe people are throwing glasses , empty bottles etc...from their app....you know .broken glasses bring luck😊...so don"t park your car on the street

[@elisramosviana182]

Ladies, what about the pets? My cats go crazy with the terrible sound. How do you protect them?

[@simplegermany]

Stay at home with them or elsewhere indoors. Our dog always hid under the bed. 🙈

[@pe.bo.5038]

A heftig Dose of tranquilizer!Seriously! No joke!

[@Adriana-hx1bf]

The best New Year is in Brazil at a hotel on Copacabana beach! I'm loving your videos, Happy New Years from Miami FL.

[@muffimufft8576]

Pfannkuchen = Eierplinse

[@andyspark5192]

Do a Live stream on new year's eve. At least 15 minutes, better a hour.

[@chrismendoza5400]

Well....check our Country how we filipinoes celebrate our NYE..PHILLIPINES IS THE BEST NEW YEAR EVE CELEBRATION IN THE WORLD

[@YukiMoonlight]

I always hated New Years my entire life. As a kid I went to bed extremely early even in my teen years so new years was just a really bad night of sleep for me. I also never enjoyed loud noises. They make my spine shiver and i feel very sick and uncomfortable. The older I got the more I managed those things but I was still not a fan of it. And now that all the noise on new years is gone due to covid I miss it.... You get so used to it and notice how many tradition you adapted yourself even if you didn't enjoy it.

[@VishalJhakrvishaljha]

Guatemala sounds so much like India during Diwali :)

[@PalmyraSchwarz]

Dinner for One simply uses several clichés that Germans had about the British in the 1960s. In Britain, for example, there has not been such a strong disempowerment of the nobility as was the case in Germany, for example, so it was quite possible that a lady of class could definitely afford a servant. The fictional guests also corresponded more to a guest list of the 19th century, when England was still a world power. Today the presented humor seems more or less dusty, in the 60s it was exotic enough for the Germans to roll over the rather simple humor.

[@EumlOriginal]

So nobody here watches "Dinner For One", many don't even seem to know it and yes I am German ... Nobody goes to the city center here, you set off fireworks on your doorstep as long as you have some space Just like the marzipan pigs, or "Krapfen" nobody makes them here ... it seems to me that what you are reporting is more of a regional thing

[@MusikCassette]

Its the purge.^^

[@K__a__M__I]

It certainly feels that way.

[@fannychristozova8158]

Omg, that movie crossed my mind for a second while watching! I thought my brain was going awkward... In one of those short footages it is heard in English "We gotta get out of here NOW!!" perhaps saying it to each other, but felt really serious.

[@simplegermany]

Yes, that was me (Yvonne) yelling to Jen in the war zone 😅

[@fannychristozova8158]

@@simplegermany I thought so. 😅 Your tips will get into play for real. I do want to experience the Rutsch Geist, but what would be the use if I end up hurt or damage my things for the Neujarstag.

[@muffimufft8576]

Berliner = Pfannkuchen

[@beatrixpastoors1104]

Wieder mal sehr informativ! Ich liebe ja Feuerwerk! Aber es sollte ein organisiertes Höhenfeuerwerk sein, so wie in Berlin, oder zu anderen Zeiten das japanische Feuerwerk in Düsseldorf, die Kölner Lichter oder Rhein in Flammen. Ich habe in meinem ganzen Leben noch keinen Euro für Feuerwerk ausgegeben! Privat kenne ich nur Wunderkerzen oder diese Sprühdinger, die wie Riesenstreichhölzer aussehen. Ich darf gar nicht dran denken, wie viel Gutes man hungernden und leidenden Menschen sonstwo auf der Welt für diese vergeudeten Feuerwerksmilliarden tun könnte! 🙈 Ich denke, Raketen werden deshalb eher auf Straßen und Plätzen abgefeuert, weil am nächsten Tag die Straßenreinigungsfahrzeuge da durchfahren. Die haben auf Neujahr Hochsaison. Es sieht ja aus wie auf einem Schlachtfeld. Die ganzen Rückstände, Verpackungen und bunten Raketenhütchen möchte niemand in stundenlanger Kleinarbeit aus dem eigenen Vorgarten klauben müssen. 😁 Außer Glücksschweinchen gibt es noch Schornsteinfeger, Pilze und vierblättrige Kleeblätter als Glückssymbol. Auf privaten Partys werden auch oft Gesellschafts- oder Partyspiele veranstaltet. In diesem Jahr fällt ja wohl alles aus, um die jetzt schon wegen Corona überlasteten Krankenhäuser zu entlasten. Betrunkene Menschen können ja sooo unvernünftig sein! Jedes Jahr soo viele Verletzte und Tote! 😱 Die Berliner sind besonders feuerwerkversessen. Die fangen teilweise schon Tage vorher an. Und als ich zuletzt zum Jahreswechsel dort war, war etlichen selbst am Neujahrstag um 15 Uhr immer noch nicht die Munition ausgegangen, es wurde also die ganze Nacht durchgeballert. Am schlimmsten finde ich diese lauten Böller, ich hasse zu Lautes. Schönes Feuerwerk am Himmel sieht dagegen toll aus . Ich werde wohl auch wieder zum Winterleuchten in den Westfalenpark gehen, das ist immer so bezaubernd! Gibt es auch in anderen Parks um die Jahreswende herum.... Ich feiere persönlich lieber im kleinen Kreis und mit weniger Alkohol. Prosit Neujahr!

[@oliverschmitz203]

hi ihr zwei, das sind keine krapfen, berliner, pfannkuchen etc. das sind und bleiben krebbel.

[@astrodyke]

Maybe it’s just a cultural difference thing that I need to get used to, and maybe it’s just this tiny slice of Berlin, but blasting fireworks directly at other people with zero regard for their safety is pretty in character for most of the Germans I’ve interacted with so far.

[@simplegermany]

Sorry you feel that way! Berlin can be rough, but not all of Germany is 😇

[@Melisendre]

This never happened to me where I live in germany. I don't believe it's very typical for germans.

[@pe.bo.5038]

Makes me question,with which peopleyou interact?????

[@faragraf9380]

all the big sylvester sticks are over. gut so

[@kudurukk]

Are you a couple?

[@ReinholdOtto]

A married couple.