Discover the forgotten history of Mother’s Day

Today is Mother’s Day! It seems this day has ancient Greek and Roman origins, who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.” However, it wasn’t until 1914 that it was recognised as a national […]

Discover the forgotten history of Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and grandmas out there. Here’s a look at its origins courtesy of Random Times. 💐🌹

Ships Ahoi! Holstein Kiel Breaks the Curse!

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Holstein Kiel’s 1:1 draw against third place Düsseldorf guarantees them their first ever promotion to the top tier of the German Bundesliga for next season!

KIEL, GERMANY- For the past 34 years of a united Germany, there had been no teams from the northernmost state in Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, in the German Soccer Bundesliga. In fact, no soccer team from Schleswig-Holstein has ever made it to the top league during all of the 75 years of post-war Germany.

That is until now. Since last night at 10:45pm local time, the Storks have become first class, and the curse has been broken!

Kiel’s blitzstart in the soccer match resulted in a 1-0 lead just after the first two minutes of the game. Up until Düsseldorf’s game-tying score in the 60th minute, the Storks kept the team in check for much of the first half of the match. And after the game-tying goal, made sure the ball didn’t reach their net for much of the game. The end result was a 1-1 draw, which results in the direct promotion into the Bundesliga for the first time ever. After two missed opportunities in the relegation rounds during the 2017-18 and 2020-21 seasons respectively, the mission was clear- Direct promotion, period. And with that, mission accomplished!

Highlights:

Kiel already has a top league professional team in the Zebras of THW Kiel in the German Handball Bundesliga, which has already establish a century-old tradition and with it, its interstate rivalry with SG Flensburg-Handewitt. In soccer, it’s a totally different league as it will be the lone team in the state, with Lübeck and Weiche Flensburg 08 both competing in the regional league. Yet it will have some neighboring competition with FC St. Pauli in the next season. That team, based in Hamburg, has been in the top tier of the league multiple times over the years before settling down in the 2nd tier of the league after the 2011-12 season.

Nevertheless, Kiel’s victory last night, combined with its direct relegation finally puts the state of Schleswig-Holstein on the map as the first soccer to enter the premier league for the first time. On the national level, it’s the 58th team to enter the top league. For the city of Kiel and its fans, they celebrated throughout the night as this was the historic moment they had been waiting for, for almost a decade.

And with that, we can say, congratulations and “Moin moin!” 🙂