Germany seems to be a lot bigger on holidays and festivals than the States. And every region has it's own "national" holidays. I'm still not sure how they all work, and to be honest, I don't know if I can know, because there are too many for my head to sort out in a mere six months. After here a couple weeks, the family I am staying with said that they were having a festival for children's rights next week. Sarcastically, my mind thoughts, "The right to what? Vote?" Yes, I know what sort of rights they actually meant. But my brain likes to be ornery. Thankfully, my mouth is smarter and didn't spill out my sarcasm. For those of you that wonder, here's a page that lists just what they mean by children's rights . The event started with all the children from the area going on stage and singing and speaking their "wishes" for the governor to fulfill. This was quite interesting (especially as I could only u...