AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
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About Graham TappendenGraham Tappenden is a British ex-pat who first came to Oberursel in 1993 and returned with his family to live there in 2003. He has been writing for AllThingsGerman.net since 2006. When not writing blog posts or freelancing for the Oberurseler Woche he works as a self-employed IT consultant solving computer problems and designing websites. In 2016 he gained German citizenship.
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Some of my ancestors came from Dauernheim and I noticed that they were celebrating “Carnival”? Isnt that generally associated with lent and generally.a Catholic holiday? My 4 great grandfather Johan Casper Repp- Reb, Reeb, or Reb was baptized in the Lutheran Church there? Was it a mixed religious community? Ive also.heard it used to have Jews as well?
Yes, Carnival is the time before lent. The procession takes place during the carnival season each year and in some areas Shrove Tuesday is an unofficial holiday.