One of the fun things about digging through old family papers is discovering the whimsical pieces that someone has tucked away. Here's

Martin Luther, who grew up with the tradition of gifts on Nikolaustag, shifted gift-giving to Christmas, since saints were no longer a focus

Was zum Teufel? What the freaking devil? Santa. Krampus

Ä, Ö and Ü are simple variations of familiar letters, but the ​​fourth letter that German has that we don’t is the real kicker:  ß  Eszett

When it comes to place names, getting from English to German and vice-versa can be challenging, but it's also loads of fun, and useful,...

Old German letters are tough to read but they are mostly the same alphabet we use - just with a few variations.

Explanation on why old German writing was different than today's writing.

One says he's German. The other says he's Danish. They're twins. It actually makes sense, but there's history to understand.