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The beginning of a child's school years, that is, the first day of primary school. In Germany, this day is often marked with a celebration and a Schultüte, a large cone filled with sweets and small gifts.
Zur Einschulung bekam jedes Kind eine große, bunte Schultüte geschenkt.
For school enrollment, each child was given a large, colorful Schultüte.
The word comes from the separable verb 'einschulen' (to enroll a child in school). It describes the act of bringing a child 'in die Schule' (to school), that is, the beginning of their school years.
Meine Nichte wird nächstes Jahr eingeschult.
My niece will start school next year.
'Einschulung' (school enrollment) is an important family celebration in Germany, similar to a birthday. A central custom is the 'Schultüte', a large cone filled with sweets and small gifts that the child receives on this day.
Die ganze Familie kam zusammen, um die Einschulung zu feiern.
The whole family came together to celebrate the school enrollment.
When talking about gifts or congratulations, the preposition 'zur' is almost always used: 'etwas zur Einschulung schenken' (to give something as a gift for school enrollment) or 'zur Einschulung gratulieren' (to congratulate someone on school enrollment).
Was wünscht sich dein Sohn zur Einschulung?
What does your son want for his school enrollment?
While 'Einschulung' (school enrollment) is most common in Germany, in Austria people often say 'der Schulanfang' (the start of school) to describe the event.
In Wien wird der Schulanfang traditionell groß gefeiert.
In Vienna, the start of school is traditionally celebrated in a big way.
registration / reception
'die Anmeldung' and 'die Einschulung' can both have to do with school, but they do not mean the same thing. 'die Anmeldung' is the formal step of registering a child or yourself for something, for example for a school or a course. 'die Einschulung' is the special day when a child starts primary school for the first time. Learners may confuse the words because registration is often necessary before school enrollment. In practical terms: 'die Anmeldung' happens beforehand in an office or online; 'die Einschulung' is the start of the child's school years.
Zur Einschulung bekam Lina eine große Schultüte.
For her first day of school, Lina got a large Schultüte.
Die Anmeldung für den Sprachkurs endet am Freitag.
Registration for the language course ends on Friday.