Christians love to put up a Christmas tree before the 25th of December. Many think of it as traditional. Depending on how narrow minded one is, the tradition is either not very old, or rather older than one imagines. The Christmas tree has a history. It was promoted, demoted, forbidden and it developed to its modern form through many stages. Some of its Christian symbolism has even been completely lost.

A brief summary of the events that played out during World War II.

This is part three of a series of articles about the rise and fall of the Berlin wall. It deals with the situation that lead to the breakdown of the wall between two systems.

This is part two of three articles dealing with the spectacular rise and fall of the Berlin wall.
Part two is about the period from 1961 to 1989, when people from the East and West of Berlin lived entirely different lives.

Only a few places in the worls had felt such division: people being divided not only by a practically insurmountable wall but also by two entirely opposite systems caught up in a cold war against each other for many years. Part one is about the building of the wall in 1961.

Racism in Germany. The nature and it’s influence.

A brief look at the gnome.

An analysis of Hitler and his aims of creating the perfect society.

Where is the determination that these people should not live in spirit for others to take up the mantle?

The results from the recent German elections saw the Free Democrats winning by a wide margin. However, there was also a strong showing for the Die Linke party, who traces its roots back to Communist East Germany.