For Protestants, October 31st is an important day. Martin Luther published his 95 theses about the issues he had with the Catholic Church, especially with the selling of indulgences.
Category: People and History
October 31st is not only Halloween but also Reformation Day. Playmobil published a Martin Luther figurine in 2017 to commemorate the 500th anniversary.
“Und dann hat mir der Gauner meinen letzten Cent abgeknöpft!”
Was das heißt, wissen wir alle, aber was hat das mit Knöpfen zu tun? Ich trage doch mein Geld nicht wie Knöpfe an der Jacke.
Warum diese Redensart Sinn macht, erfahrt ihr hier. Und noch so einiges mehr über Knöpfe.
In vielen Städten findet man Skulpturen, die Figuren aus der deutschen Folklore darstellen. Märchen- und Sagengestalten erzählen Geschichten, die seit Jahrhunderten erzählt werden. Hier stelle ich acht vor: Münchhausen, die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, die Lorelei, die Heinzelmännchen, Till Eulenspiegel, die Sieben Schwaben, Klaus Störtebeker und der Rattenfänger von Hameln.
October 12th is Indigenous Peoples Day! So, what does that have to do with Germany, you might ask. Well, Germans have had a decades long fascination with Native Americans. And it kind of started with Karl May the German adventure story writer who invented Winnetou, the most famous Native American Americans don’t know.
For World Post Day on October 9th, I’m taking a look at the history of the post delivery in Germany ,the post horn, and why yellow is the color of Germany’s postal service.
When and where was the Brezel or pretzel invented? What does the word actually mean? Is there one ‘real’ pretzel? Let’s go back in history to find out!
Did you know that The Beatles recorded two of their songs in German? And Elvis sang a German folk song partially in Swabian dialect? Johnny Cash, David Bowie, The Beach Boys, they all have recorded songs in German. In the 1960s it was not unheard of that artists released some of their songs in German for the German market.
What is Oktoberfest? When does it happen? What should I wear? What is there to eat and drink? You’ll find the answers here.
Do you know what a myboshi hat is? It’s a crocheted beanie, made popular and sold by Thomas Jaenisch and Felix Rohland from Bavaria.
