Tagged: Pa-Dutch-Culture
13 posts on this topic.
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Easy Homemade Candles
There is so much satisfaction in crafting your own things, like home remedies or candles — here is the quick and easy way to make lovely beeswax candles.
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Family History
I've been piecing together my family history for over twenty years and am very proud of what I've managed to find — including Brauchers in my Pennsylvania German lineage.
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The Three Crosses
Powwow charms are all spoken in the name of the Holy Trinity as found within Christian tradition.
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Where is PA Dutch Country?
When the waves of immigration began in the 1600's from the German-speaking lands to the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, a majority of those first brave souls settled in the Philadelphia area.
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Making Apple Butter!!!
Apple Butter is a Pennsylvania Dutch table staple! Growing up, my grandmother always had fresh Apple Butter on the table with warm, fresh-baked bread. It was...
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The Powwow Guy
My YouTube channel ( along with this website ) is my public face of Powwowing. I've spent countless hours working on videos and instructional information to ...
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PA Dutch breakfast!
My grandmother liked to have a lot of choices at meal times. Breakfast was always my favorite because there were cereals and hot chocolate and toast and egg ...
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The Full Moon
In Pennsylvania Dutch culture, the awareness of the Full Moon is important for both agricultural and Powwowing purposes.
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The Full Moon
In Pennsylvania Dutch culture, the Full Moon is an important lunar phase for agricultural and weather prediction. It is also a time for Powwow for various ma...
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PA Dutch House Blessings
In the Pennsylvania Dutch culture, a House Blessing is a hand-written letter which offers protection to the bearer of the letter. These are sometimes carried...
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Anxiety home remedies
The Powwow tradition has little to offer in the way of relieving symptoms of anxiety disorders. However, that does not mean we are without resources! Home re...
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April Fool's Day, the day of Eileschpiggel!
April Fool's Day is a day of trickery, traditionally devoted to "trickster spirits" like Loki in Scandinavian folklore, for example. An entire day filled wit...
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Rocks used in braucherei, by John Ramsey
John Ramsey is a fellow powwower and author of Pennsylvania German Powwow (I'm having trouble putting a link here but it is available on amazon) He sent this...