In the United States during Christmas, kids believe in the gift-giving Santa Claus, but did you know that the Jolly red man isn’t the only gift giver in town……or the world? In Austria, Germany and a few other countries many kids believe in Christkind, a blonde angel who was actually promoted by Martin Luther to…
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Fun Fact: Emperor Maximilian
Emperor Maximilian of the Holy Roman Empire was named after Maximilian of Tebessa, a rather obscure saint. His father Frederick III thought that the saint had warned him of peril in a dream.
Fun Fact: Austria in German
what austria means in German