For thousands of years, fermenting beer was considered a household task for #women.

By the Middle Ages, some sold beer at English markets. Female brewers wore tall, pointy hats to be easily spotted. They stood by cauldrons & often had cats to keep mice away.

Sound familiar? It should.

You see, when male brewers felt threatened, they accused the women of witchcraft. These rumors may have led to some witch iconography we still recognize today.

https://theconversation.com/women-used-to-dominate-the-beer-industry-until-the-witch-accusations-started-pouring-in-155940 #history #HistoryRemix

The German phrase "zwischen den Jahren" ("between the years") refers to the days between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day or - depending on who you ask - the 6th of January (Epiphany).

So, if your German friends don't answer the phone or open the door during that period, please remember:

They are spending their holidays in a non-existing time-slot between 2 consecutive years.

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Präsident der Ärztekammer Reinhardt: „Ungeregelte Knallerei“ passt nicht mehr in die Zeit – Personal in Kliniken schon jetzt am Limit!

https://www.mimikama.org/dauerhaftes-boellerverbot/

The German word "Tier" means animal.

But it's also used in various animal names:

- Faultier (lazy animal) = sloth
- Schnabeltier (beak animal) = platypus
- Maultier (muzzle animal) = mule
- Gürteltier (belt animal) = armadillo
- Stinktier (stink animal) = skunk
- Rentier (Ren animal) = reindeer
- Murmeltier (murmur animal) = marmot

No, a dog is not a "woof animal" (it's called "Hund").

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