Whether it’s a frosty December morning or a breezy summer day, Germans will embrace the ancient art of lüften , part health practice, part cultural quirk – and many experts would recommend you give it a try yourself. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Lüften , meaning “to air” in German, simply involves opening windows and doors to replace stuffy, stale air with fresh air. Out with the old, in with the new.

What Is Lüften?

Many people in Germany will habitually carry out this mini-ritual in the mornings to “air out” their rooms, even in the dead of winter, while others will swear by opening windows for a bout of fresh out at least twice a day. In fact, a regular dose of lüften is sometimes a required clause in Ge

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