Similarities Between Mexican And German Mosaic

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Mutual Mosaics: Deutschland and the Lone Star State

Mosaics:
There are cultural mosaics on display. New England, Britain, Midwest, they all look similar. Except the last two: Germany and Texas. These mosaics are different from the others, yet share various overlaps with each other. The Texan’s cultural mosaic has many German cultural elements, and the German cultural mosaic has many Texan cultural elements. Coincidence? No. Then How? Both Germans and Texans have influenced each other, and this contributes to the uniqueness to their mosaics.

How it All Started:
The lack of land, economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political oppression pushed Germans out of Europe in the 1670s. Hoping for a better life, a large number of German …show more content…

The German language was influenced by Texan words, becoming a distinct society.

A Piece for the Texan Mosaic: Music and Early Festivals
The German Texans had singing societies: the San Antonio Männergesang-Verein (1847), New Braunfels Germania (1850), Austin Männerchor (1852), and Houston Männer-Gesangverein. Early German Texan festivals comprised of a large gathering of singing societies for “Saengerfest” and “Volkfest” in 1853. Settlers came from throughout the state to New Braunfels, the “German center for Texas,” to see the celebrations. Germans also formed the Texas State Sängerbund (singers' league). In Texas, German singers were ”prime promoters of serious music” before World War …show more content…

The German music increased the Texans’ awareness and appreciation for German music and culture, resulting in Texans engaging in the activities.

A Piece for the German Mosaic: Civil War
During the Civil War time, German Texan culture faced its first challenge: many Germans sided with the Union, which was unpopular in the South. After the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Germans lived in relative inconspicuousness as teachers, doctors, civil servants, politicians, musicians, farmers, and ranchers.[5] They founded the towns of Bulverde, Boerne, Walburg, and Comfort in Texas Hill Country, and Schulenburg and Weimar to the east.

In the Northern U.S, Germans also supported the union, but there, many other people supported the union too. Those Germans did not have to try to blend into their environment, so the German culture expanded more in the North than in Texas.

This contributed to the German mosaic being more mixed with Texas.

A Piece for German and Texan Mosaics: World

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