The first kindergarten in the US was opened by German immigrant Margarethe Schurz in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1856. The activities he offered in the Kindergarten were singing, crafting, telling stories, and playing in nature. In developing the concept Fröbel was influenced by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and their ideas that children were naturally curious and active learners.

The concept was first introduced in Germany by Friedrich Fröbel in 1837 when he opened the first Kindergarten for children ages 3-6. Kindergarten literally means “ children garden” or “ garden for or of children”, a place where children can grow and be nurtured. In the US, kindergarten is not mandatory but most children attend. It’s the grade before first grade and can be half-day or full-day. The American equivalent to a German Delikatessen store would be a gourmet food store.Īs part of the American school system everybody knows ‘ kindergarten’. Depending on the region and the ethnicity of the owner and the customers you can finds delis catering to the Italian, Greek, or Jewish community. You can buy cold cuts there, prepared sandwiches, and salads. In America, a „ deli“ (the short form of „ delicatessen“) has a broader meaning and can be found as stand alone small store or as a section in a grocery store. The other German word that can be used is „ Feinkost“ which can be roughly translated as „fine food“. It is food you don‘t eat every day but on special occasions.

It refers to expensive and exquisite food like caviar, oysters, exotic fruits, high quality salads, etc.

The German word „ Delikatessen“ is itself a loan word from French which comes from Italian and Latin. Though in German, all words are capitalized because they are nouns. Bratwurst, pumpernickel, sauerkraut, stollen, einkorn, schnitzel, and kohlrabi have the same meaning in English and German.

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