The IMAS Opinion Research Institute recently researched the Austria’s favorite fairy tales. Who would have thought that it is Hansel and Gretel? Read the full article in German. You can also read Hänsel and Gretel on this site. In case you are too lazy to read, you might actually prefer watching the story and Youtube:
Category: Austria
Silent night (1818) by Franz Xaver Gruber
“Silent Night” (German: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011. The song has been recorded by a large number of singers from every music genre. The version sung by Bing Crosby is the third best-selling single…
The Powerpoint to Java Converter by Patrick Schmöllerl
… or why we need Requirements Engineers Long, long time ago in a distant country lived an ambitious senior manager. He was one of the CEO’s favorites senior managers due to his prowess to tackle difficult projects and his constant and reproducible success. He was moreover admired by his subordinates for he never asked for…
Der Geist der bösen Kaufmannin (Sagen der Wachau, 1926) von Hans Plöckinger
Heute einmal eine Geschichte auf Deutsch. In den nächsten Tagen geht es dann wieder auf Englisch weiter. Today I’m gonna post a story in German, but don’t worry, tomorrow I’ll switch back to English again. Der Geist der bösen Kaufmannin Vor mehr denn 50 Jahren lebte zu Gut am Steg im Spitzer Graben eine sehr…