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I have not been to Germany since 1972, I stayed in Oberursel, visited Frankfurt of course and spent a day in Leonberg near Stuttgart, where I met the parents of a young lady who had spent a year in Wales... I am sure you understand! Yes, I do understand! :) And yes, you can call me Paul. :) About D...

Phil White wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:05 pm

Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Thank you - and same to you!

Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!

Bobinwales wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 10, 2019 10:16 pm

In Wales we have Siôn Corn

Good to know! I 'll add him to my list!

I 'll do so again in 2020.

The poor apostrophe!

Now I have read about Gryla: Icelandic Christmas folklore depicts mountain-dwelling characters and monsters who come to town during Christmas. The stories are directed at children and are used to scare them into good behaviour. The folklore includes both mischievous pranksters who leave gifts during...

Happy Advent Time!

Yesterday I have been to the Christmas Market at Baden-Baden.
And there I saw a real Nicholas - as a Greek bishop.
A rare sight!
Usually only sees Father Christmas.

Knecht Ruprecht is quite an interesting person.
Some say he is one of the old Norse or Germanic gods in disguise.
In our region he was called "Pelznickel" - and his job was to make children panic with fear.
Nikolaus was a friendly bringer of gifts - not so Knecht Ruprecht!

As it is the day of the Nikolaus today, I am asking this question. Ist Saint Nicholas also known in English-speaking countries? Here in the South of Germany it is usually like this: Saint Nicholas is the traditional bringer of gifts on December 6th. The Christ Child (Christkindl) is the bringer of g...

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Gaslighting is a terrible thing

Edwin F Ashworth wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:07 am

I thought you were assumed to be human if you got them wrong.

Good idea!

And: I hate those Captchas!

Every year on the 1st of March I buy some daffodils!

Bobinwales wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 20, 2018 11:33 pm

... and we all knew that "Darling" in Welsh is "Cariad".

Now I will remember that!

I think it interesting that in many languages there are special animal words that are used when talking to children. In the case of horses: Standard German: Pferd For children: Ross-Hottl Ross is also the normal word for Pferd - here in the South. And in "Ross" one can see the relation with "horse".