Celebrating New Years Eve with the Hunns

In our searches for German Silvester (New Years') traditions to celebrate, we came across the fortune-telling of "Bibelstechen."

You flip through and pick a random page and verse in the Bible without looking, and that verse is supposed to reveal something about your upcoming year. 

Behold!  Our fortunes (and our interpretations afterward):

 

HEIDI

Isaiah 65:16

"Whoever asks for a blessing in the land will be blessed by the God of Truth. ... Past troubles are forgotten. They are hidden from my eyes."

PAUL

Luke 15:10-11

"In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

I really like mine. I think it's saying, "Girlfriend, you go out there and go for your dreams.  Also, don't worry about the past!  It's past!  Let's have a rockin' year!"

And Paul...well...he has some things to work on I guess...



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Other Silvester traditions include the necessity of watching this eleven minute British comedy sketch called "Dinner for One."  Seriously.  This is a big thing here--everybody has to watch this, and have since 1972 apparently.  It's even won a Guiness World Record for being the most repeatedly shown television clip in the world.  So yeah, watch it.  Feel German.

Also, eat a jelly-filled donut, or twelve.  Berliners (the jelly-donuts) are out in force in the bakeries tonight.  We got two chocolate-filled ones.  You should go get one tonight or tomorrow--eat it while watching Dinner for One and pointing out random verses in the bible.  German tradition unity around the world!