Spending the night "Back in the DDR": it's colorful, unique, and above all, retro! Those who missed the GDR or perhaps want to relive the experience, can now stay the night in the Hotel Ostel! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

How did medieval castles in Germany defend themselves? And why were they built the way they were? This video takes us through a castle like those we often see in films.

In the Middle Ages, people were resourceful when it came to battles. A group of scholars has worked to recreate medieval explosives and weaponry at Coburg Fortress in Upper Franconia.

Most people tend to associate symbols like roses and hearts with the term "Romanticism." However, visitors' searches for such things at the special exhibit "Black Romanticism" in Frankfurt am Main are proving futile. Instead, images of nightmares and demons lie in wait for them. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Yabla's own Cettina explains the origins of Halloween, including the reasons behind many of its traditions.

Cettina talks about the German traditions that take place on Pentecost and Whit Monday.

One of the steps to becoming a German citizen is passing a multiple choice test with questions about Germany. Jenny goes through some of the questions and their correct answers. You can read the Yabla German Lesson based on this video here!
Here's a trial exam of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

In this second video about the questions on the German citizenship test, we learn more about the German constitution and vocabulary related to politics. Here's a trial exam of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Jenny takes us through more of the three hundred questions that can appear on the German citizenship test. Here's a trial exam of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Cettina helps us with seventeen more of the questions found on the German citizenship test.

Cettina takes us through the fifth installment of questions related to the German citizenship test.

Yabla's own Cettina takes us through additional questions regarding the law, voting, and the court system in Germany.

Cettina takes us through more questions about the structure of German parliament and the roles of various politicians and assemblymen.

What do you know about the Federal Cabinet of Germany? Cettina takes us through the next set of questions for the German citizenship test.

This video covers questions from the German citizenship test about different types of elections and insurance.