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Die Frühjahrsmüdigkeit = literally spring tiredness, springtime fatigue. Das Frühjahr = “early year”, spring. Müdigkeit = tiredness, fatigue. A mysterious ailment that befalls people in early spring and may be related to baromatic pressure and weather changes in general. A great excuse for less than top notch performance at work or in school. 😉 It happens every year just around this time. You feel more tired than usual, sluggish, craving light, sunshine, warmth after the long winter months, and feel like you need extra sleep.

One of the four German seasonal ailments:

  • die Frühjahrsmüdigkeit (spring tiredness)
  • die Sommerträgheit (summer laziness)
  • die Herbstdepression (autumn depression)
  • der Winterschlaf (winter sleep / winter dormancy / hibernation)