October 6th - German American Day

Happy German American Day!!!!

German American Day has been signed into law in 1987 by then president Ronald Reagan.

"Few people have blended so completely into the multicultural tapestry of American society and yet have made such singular economic, political, social, scientific, and cultural contributions to the growth and success of these United States as have Americans of German extraction."

-President Ronald Reagan, 1987

In my classes we celebrated German American Day with a Scavenger Hunt and by making posters ahead of time. But we're obviously not the only ones celebrating....

Etsy tells you to greet everyone with "Guten Tag" today!

The PECO building in Philadelphia also reminds you to celebrate!

Someone started a facebook group to celebrate the day!

And here is the official proclamation of the 2011 German American Day by president Barack Obama. (can be found on the website of the white house)

How did you celebrate German American Day? Did you wear the colors of the German flag? Did you eat some German food?