Karen

> I can tell you that it's still quite a big holiday in Germany. The whole
> country virtually shuts down for the 12 days of Christmas, and Twelfth
night
> has religious significance, as the celebration of the coming of the wise
> men, but it also is the last hurrah of Christmas before everybody goes
back
> to work in earnest. I was surprised last year (our first Christmas in
> country) how big it was.
>
> brenda

So do you live in Germany, Brenda? And if so, how do you homeschool? Unless
you're military, I know it's illegal. My db and sil live there and send the
kids to Catholic school, but they might hs if it were legal.

TIA, Karen

audrey elwood

thanks for sharing...i should've known-i have a german mom! also-when we did
sonlight i know there were alot of families who sent their dear ones to
school and THEN homeschooled, in the afternoon! can you imagine? makes one
appreciative for ou america.
muchly, audrey

>From: "Karen" <kbmatlock@...>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] RE: Germany, was Twelfth Night
>Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 20:52:52 -0500
>
> > I can tell you that it's still quite a big holiday in Germany. The
>whole
> > country virtually shuts down for the 12 days of Christmas, and Twelfth
>night
> > has religious significance, as the celebration of the coming of the wise
> > men, but it also is the last hurrah of Christmas before everybody goes
>back
> > to work in earnest. I was surprised last year (our first Christmas in
> > country) how big it was.
> >
> > brenda
>
>So do you live in Germany, Brenda? And if so, how do you homeschool? Unless
>you're military, I know it's illegal. My db and sil live there and send the
>kids to Catholic school, but they might hs if it were legal.
>
>TIA, Karen
>
>




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