Mine and Yours. (:

I live in a city called Minden. 1200 years ago there was no city yet, but just a castle standing there. Two imperators was fighting whose castle it was, when suddenly one of them decided "This castle should be mine and yours". "Mine and yours" means "Min and Din" in Old German... from this the name "Minden" developed.
Today "Min and Din" is still the slogan of Minden and so every year it's part of the town centre's christmas lighting.
Tradition in Lights ;)

Picture was taken while shopping with Mum this afternoon :)

[Cathie]

Lovely lights, and I appreciate the history lesson. How nice that it had meaning such a long time ago and still has meaning.

[Ron Correia]

Fascinating history, Jule! I love learning about the history behind the subject. Very nice photo as well. Very good night photography.

[Katia]

Da habe ich ja auch noch gelernt! :) Cooles Foto!!

[Sandi]

Great story. Love a pic that shows the history of a location.

[still crappy sailor]

Old German ist Plattdeutsch, oder? Cute photo, and thanks for the history.

[Andrea]

That's a great name for a town. Thanks for participating in my thread. It's so lovely to travel the work through 365🎄🎅 merry Christmas