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On June 9, it’s that time of year again: the 450 million citizens of the 27 EU member states will elect the European Parliament. We would like to take this event as an opportunity to take a look at the history of the European Union (EU).

Welcome to an exciting journey of discovery into the diverse traditions and customs of Father’s Day around the world. Each country celebrates this special day in its own way, with cultural characteristics and historical influences shaping the celebrations. In this article, we take you through some of the most fascinating and unique Father’s Day traditions around the world.

I will build a wall. Nobody builds walls better than me,” said Donald Trump during the 2016 election campaign. However, this quote could just as easily have come from the ancient Romans, as they also wanted to prevent “illegal migration” and secure their borders. So they built the Upper German-Raetian Limes in Germany, the second longest archaeological monument in the world at 550 km long. Only the Great Wall of China is longer.

Who is the richest person in the world? The CEO of Tesla, Neurolink and Space-X Elon Musk? The founder of online retailer Amazon Jeff Bezos? Or Bernard Arnault, who owns the luxury brands Dior, Louis Vuitton and Moët? Neither! Although these three super-rich people top the Forbes list, there were wealthier business people before them. One of them: Jakob Fugger!

The Römer: an Italian capital, a garden pot, a wine glass and the town hall in Frankfurt. Did the Romans like to drink Äbbelwoi there while they enjoyed their Tafelspitz with Grie’ Soß and listened to the bells of St. Paul’s Church? No, neither the Roman jar nor the Roman pot have anything to do with the building. Both were invented much later, as the house has existed for over 700 years. So why is Frankfurt City Hall called “Römer”?

Damp rooms, mold on the walls and rising rents – sounds like Cologne 2024? Fiddlesticks, the same problem already existed in the supposedly golden twenties. Hyperinflation, which was many times more dramatic than the current inflation, had caused great social hardship. The global economic crisis of 1929 was to do the rest. Affordable housing in the big cities was scarce and the conditions in which people lived were often catastrophic.