“Easter Pack 2″ is a collection of 3 transcripts, each in their own PDF file. The pack is a ZIP file containing the 3 PDFs and is available from the AllThingsGerman Download Store.

The transcripts in this pack are:

• Osterei
• Osterfeuer
• Gründonnerstag

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I was asked this week if the shops are open in Germany on Good Friday.

It’s a simple answer: no.

Even on Gründonnerstag (Maundy Thursday) many shops are required to shut earlier than usual, with supermarkets that usually stay open until 9pm, 10pm or even midnight on other days closing their doors at 8pm and not opening again until Saturday morning.

And when they do open there will be a last-minute rush for Osterhasen and generally a lot of people stocking up before everything shuts again for another two days.

With even the bakeries closed on Good Friday, the petrol stations will be doing a good trade and are probably the best place to go if you run out of anything over the weekend.

I spotted this card in the “late birthday” section of a local supermarket this week:

Happy Easter!