“Double, Double, Toil and Trouble”: The History and Mystery of Halloween

Witches, ghosts, pumpkins, bats… and many more scary creatures are symbols of the most famous holiday called Halloween. This holiday is celebrated on October 31 each year, by millions of people around the world. The traditions and customs of this eerie festival are different in many countries and they have changed a lot over the […]

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‘False Friends’ in German and English

While learning a foreign language, you’ll encounter a lot of ‘false friends’. These are words that sound or look similar in other languages, but have completely different meanings. Here are a few of them. For example the German word kurios is almost written exactly like the word curious. Someone who is curious means that they’re […]

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