German folklore

thumb|right|Oktoberfest logo Oktoberfest (; ) is the world's largest Volksfest. It combines a beer festival with a fun fair and is held annually in Munich on the Theresienwiese from mid-September to the first Sunday in October.

Germanic festival celebrating the start of summer

fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm

folkloric figure and symbol of Easter

missionary who propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire

German legend

thumb|upright|1900s illustration of Saint Nicholas and Krampus visiting a child The Krampus () is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December. In this tradition, Saint Nicholas rewards well-behaved children with small gifts, while Krampus punishes badly behaved ones with birch rods.

fictional character from German folklore

The Lorelei ( ; or , or ; also found as Loreleï, Lore Lay, Lore-Ley, Lurley, Lurelei and Lurlei throughout history) is a , steep slate rock on the right bank of the River Rhine in the Rhine Gorge (or Middle Rhine) at Sankt Goarshausen in Germany, part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 1930s Loreley Amphitheatre is on top of the rock.

thumb|Mephistopheles by Paul Mathey, 1888 Mephistopheles ( , ), also known as Mephostophilis or Mephisto, is a demon featured in German folklore, originating as the chief devil in the Faust legend. He has since become a stock character appearing in other works of arts and popular culture. Mephistopheles never became an integral part of traditional magic.

thumb|upright=1.35|Dancing around the midsummer pole, in Åmmeberg, Sweden A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place.

Brocken (), also sometimes referred to as Blocksberg, is a mountain near Schierke in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, between the rivers Weser and Elbe. The highest peak in the Harz mountain range, and in Northern Germany, it is subalpine, yet has a microclimate resembling that of mountains nearly higher. The elevation above its tree line tends to have snowcover from September to May, and mists and fogs shroud it up to 300 days a year. The mean annual temperature is only . It is the easternmost mountain in northern Germany; the next prominent elevation directly to its east would be in the Ur

leader of privateers

cycle of Old French fables

'''''' (, translation: "wolf's hook") or '''' () is a heraldic charge from mainly Germany and eastern France, which was inspired by medieval European wolf traps that consisted of a Z-shaped metal hook (called the Wolfsangel, or the crampon in French) that was hung by a chain from a crescent-shaped metal bar (called the ', or the in French). The stylized symbol of the Z-shape (also called the ', meaning the "double-hook") can include a central horizontal bar to give a Ƶ-symbol, which can be reversed and/or rotated; it is sometimes mistaken as being an ancient rune due to its similarity to the "

companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of Germany

urban legend

thumb|A Kasperle puppet

German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm

thumb|Grünkohl|Grünkohl dish with [[German fries, Pinkel, Kochwurst, Kassler, bacon and mustard]] Grünkohlessen (, ) is an old wintertime custom in North Germany, and parts of Scandinavia (Denmark and Scania), involving drinking, games, and a feast of regional dishes, typically featuring kale, potatoes, and sausages. It is practised in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and its surrounding districts of Osterholz, Diepholz, Verden and Rotenburg, in Oldenburg Land, the County of Bentheim, Emsland, Osnabrück Land and East Frisia, in the Middle Weser Region, and also in Hamburg, Cuxhaven, in the Ha

1826 literary fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff

tower on island in the Rhine, Bingen am Rhein, Germany

German proto-novel, chapbook about a legendary hero; unknown author

Saint Nicholas in the European folklore

German folk tale version by the Brothers Grimm

literary work

German knight

1828 literary fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff

German outlaw

Saint Grobian (Medieval Latin, Sanctus Grobianus) is a fictional patron saint of vulgar and coarse people. His name is derived from the Middle High German or , meaning coarse or vulgar. The Old High German cognate is , . The word "grobian" has thus passed into the English language as an obscure word for any crude, sloppy, or buffoonish person.

group of literary works by the Grimm Brothers

Primitive rituals based on folklore, pre-christian Alpine traditions

witch doll

German murderer (1875–1902)

thumb|Morgenstreich celebrated at Basler Fasnacht (1843) thumb|Carnival in Luzern thumb|Eis-zwei-Geissebei in [[Rapperswil]] Guggenmusik (also known as "Guggemoseg", "Guuggemusig" or "Chatzemusig") is a term widely used in the Alemannic region of Switzerland, Austria and southern Germany to designate both a Carnival marching band and the type of music it plays.

thumb|250px|Title page of Die Schildburger, 1854The picture illustrates the tale how the Schildburger wanted to feed a bull with the grass on the roof The Schildbürger ("residents of Schilda") are residents of Schilda, a fictional (not the actual Schilda) German town of fools, a butt of jokes in German Volksbuch (chapbook) tradition corresponding to the Wise Men of Gotham in English-language tradition.

Legendary German serial killer

based on oral tradition, short story of fantastic, exceeding the reality events

German folklore character

creature in Germanic mythology and folklore