Christmas is approaching and with that, even the more incredulous among us are increasingly stumbling across a certain Jesus Christ. Much has already been discussed about the historical figure of Jesus, and yet a great deal is still unclear. Because there is a problem with him and his CV. Jesus of N
Death is a strange thing. On the one hand, it is pretty much the most universal thing that humanity can ever imagine. After all, death strikes everyone and makes no difference. Whether rich or poor, popular or hated – in the end he is the great equalizer. Thats actually a comforting thought and must
What is Pentecost? What exactly is celebrated with this holiday and why are we celebrating Pentecost at all? If you dont really know right away what the origin of this holiday could be, I can reassure you. You are not alone in this. In a survey a few years ago, 53 percent of those questioned had no
The so-called migration of peoples is a phase in the history of Europe about which we are still not 100% clear. Why this migration of peoples came about in the first place, how exactly it happened... one can often only speculate about all of this. There is even disagreement about the naming of the e
The New Year begins on January 1st. This is a fact for us and is not least reflected in the balance sheets of the fitness studios every year. But once you start thinking about this inevitable fact, you realize just how random this date actually is. The turn of the year could just as well take place
The Middle Ages are considered the dark epoch. War, disease and oppression were not the norm in the roughly 1000 years between antiquity and modern times. Middle Ages - whats that supposed to be? Terrible events such as the Hundred Years War, the Crusades and the plague occurred in the roughly 1000
From wildly romantic to gloomy and backward - many people imagine life in a medieval castle to be different than it was in reality. The lords of the castle spent a large part of their lives in the castle. Her everyday life was hard, tightly organized and not very varied. The castle as an economic ce
In the middle of the 12th century, German merchants formed cooperatives. They thus laid the foundation for the Hanseatic League, which asserted their commercial interests across city and state borders. German merchants on Gotland The Hanseatic League (Old High German for group or entourage) was an
God said:Let there be light. And there was light. What sounds so easy in the biblical story of creation presented the master builders of the Gothic with immense challenges. Colored windows instead of solid walls While the Romanesque churches with their thick walls and small windows only let in a li
For millennia, people have lived in unfree living and working conditions. To this day, slavery is widespread in all parts of the world:as child labor and forced prostitution, but also on huge plantations and in dangerous mines. Early forms of slavery A slave is a disenfranchised person who is held
Are there inherent rights that every human being possesses? The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes values that apply to all human beings and are intended to protect against indiscriminate violence. But the long fight for human rights is not over yet. The long fight for freedom
Flight and expulsion have existed for as long as there have been people. War, hunger, environmental disasters - there are many reasons why people leave their homes. From Biblical times to the Roman Empire Already in the pre-Christian Bronze and Iron Age there were disputes between different tribes
Finally eating enough and having an apartment, these were the wishes of the post-war period. Normality should begin again - after the war, after the period of economic and political uncertainty. The dream of the good life A new decade begins:The 1950s go down in the history of the Federal Republic
After the First World War, the German Reich was the loser. Foreign policy difficulties lead to revolution:Germany experiences a democratic spring. But the young republic was not under a lucky star right from the start. Sole responsibility for the war and the terms of the Treaty of Versailles prove
The town of Verdun represents one of the bloodiest chapters of the First World War. Whole armies fell in battle a few hundred yards from the ground. To this day, the senseless mass deaths on the fronts of the town of Verdun, 240 kilometers from Paris, are a symbol of the inhuman face of the First Wo
Under the Robes Muff of a Thousand Years! shouted the students on the streets of Germany in 1968. Their protests were directed against the outdated higher education system, the grand coalition, the Vietnam War and demanded an honest coming to terms with the Nazi past. The triggers of the protest A
Attacks, kidnappings, murders - for more than two decades the terrorist organization Red Army Faction (RAF) kept Germany in suspense. The objectives of the RAF Initially, the goals of the RAF had much in common with those of the student movement:the RAF protested against capitalism and questioned
At the end of the Second World War - in the so-called zero hour - Germany was almost completely destroyed. There was a lack of food and clothing, the necessities for survival could only be obtained on the black market. Denazification and the Nuremberg Trials On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler kills hi
In the 1950s things started to pick up again in Germany:wages rose, working hours fell and young Germans became more relaxed. They were the first to establish their own visible youth culture in the Federal Republic. Young teenagers The provocative demeanor of the hooligans quickly became a symbol f
The Bundeswehr was designed according to democratic and constitutional principles. How did it change from a defense army to an international task force? 1945:Occupied and demilitarized The end of the Second World War on May 8, 1945 also meant the end of Germanys army. During the war, the Allies had
For the fifth consecutive year, Barcino Oriens and the Foundation Cultural Hostafrancs jointly organizes with the Associació de Comerciants de Creu Coberta days of recreation and Roman historical reconstruction through the streets of the Sants district, Barcelona. As every year Desperta Ferro wil
The Greek governments, before Papagos, did not dare to claim Cyprus. Only in 1941 the then King George had asked the British for the concession of Cyprus, but to no avail. The Plastira government also did not move the Cyprus issue, succumbing to the pressures brought to bear on it. In Greece, th
Grover Cleveland he has been the only President of the United States who served two non-consecutive terms:1885–1889 and 1893–1897. Regardless of his decisions, he was considered an honest politician whose motto was “ I only have one thing to do, and that is to do the right thing ”. In June 1893, a
As is recounted in detail in the blog entry dedicated to the Saxons and the Danes, at the end of the 8th century and for much of the 9th century, England was attacked by Vikings from Denmark and Norway. What started as quick raids for the purpose of robbery and pillage gradually turned into a full-b