Have you all walked around Bonn this morning?
I was told of a really nice tradition that occurs here every year on May 1st in Bonn. The really nice thing about this tradition is that it really only occurs in this area of Germany and no where else.
The tradition is real simple. If you walked around this morning in Bonn I hope you noticed the silly decorated birch tree branches outside doors with big hearts and names. Every year men put up these birch trees in the middle of the night and decorate them and leave them on the front steps of the house that the girl they like lives in. It's like Valentines day only sweeter. It is completely anonymous really. The girl has no idea who put the tree up, unless of course they are expecting it from the person they are dating. But... still it is a sweet gesture.
However, there is another side to this tradition.. it is also tradition to for guys to steal them from someone else and use it for the girl they like. It's really cute.
It was kind of hard writing about this in my blog today. This is when being single sucks... you have no one to hug you.
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