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Austria
Tiffany Meade
Austria is a place you would like to visit because of all the things they have.
history sports and recreations culture

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history
At first they were called Austria-Hungary until their defeat in World War 1. Austria-
Hungary was an empire and center of power. They were involved in world war 1. After
they were defeated in the war they became a small republic.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/au.html
The history of Austria is very interesting.
In the 1930's Austria had lots of strains. Some of those strains were the depression, the
unemployment, inflation, and getting used to the needs of a very large government
structure to a small new republic that was made after the war.
http://www.historyofnations.net/europe/austria.html
They had two dynasties they lived through even though it was probably really tough. The
dynasties were Babenberg and the Habsburg Royalty. Austria-Hungary started
somewhere abut 80,000 years ago. They fought in lots of wars and they did not always
use swords, but sometimes they would use instruments of diplomacy.
http://www.austria.org/content/view/77/92/
To put it differently this little country is interesting because all it has been
through.

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sports and recreations
Most of the winter sports they do are skiing and snowboarding. Austria has places you
can do these sports. One place is the Austrian alps. They have in Innsbruck, a center for
all of these sports people can do because they are in the alps, dogsled races, bobsleds,
and ice blocking. They also have snow blading and mono skiing.
http://www.travelpuppy.com/austria/sports.htm , http://www.tsiholidays.com/austria/winter-sports-
in-innsbruck.html
Austrians are very athletic and have lots of sports to do.
One of the most popular activities in Austria's alps is hiking. If you do go hiking there
you have to find an experienced guide and stay to the strict safety rules and regulations
that they have. They also have cycling. Which they do on the "Mur cycling route from
the Lungau to bad Radkersburg." The best seasons for cycling there are between April
and October.
http://www.europe-cities.com/en/672/austria/sport/?page=2
One club they have is called the hashing club. Hashing is a way to get away from
everything. They run, and do lots of partying. It is a way for the people who are in this
club to get exercise, and get away from things that are making them stressed, and to have
good times with friends and new people they may meet in this club. They meet weekly.
They also have girl scouts and cub scouts. They also have paintball teams as well. Some
other sports they have is Soccer, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, and cricket. Also,
they have Judo schools. Judo is "Japanese martial arts and a combat sport."
http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Austria/Recreation_and_Sports/ , http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Judo , http://onin.com/hhh/hhhexpl.html
Therefore, Austria has lots of clubs and recreational activities and sports
you can do to get away from things and exercise.

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culture
What they call them is Austrians. The alternative names for them are "Republic of
Austria," and "Republik Osterreich."
http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Austria.html ,
Austria has a very nice culture.
Austria has traditions for months of January all the way to December. In January to start
off the new year they have a new year salute. The people involved in this dress in
traditional clothes and then they line up and shoot with 17th century guns. On the fifth of
January they have people who dress up in white and they are suppose to be Pagans and
they wear hats that are lit up from the inside. Then they perform dances at peoples doors.
Around the sixth of January, four kids and one adult will come to peoples doors and say
how happy they are that Jesus was born and bless the house and people and sing songs
for them, and they collect a little bit of money for charity after they are done. In February
they have balls and the first one is for the president and those kind of people to waltz
around and show everyone their wife or husband. The second ball is called the "Life
Ball" which is for people who have AIDS and HIV and it is for charity. Some other
things they do in February is a carnival a week before the Easter Lent. The most famous
events are on the days of "the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, and Mardi Gras." On
palm Sunday people bring a bouquet of several different weeds, and everyone of them
means something different. The church bells are not used from Green Thursday until
Easter night. "The twenty-third of April is St.Georges day, the patron of the horses."
These are only some of the events they do.
http://www.tourmycountry.com/austria/traditionscustoms.htm
Women wear a "dirndl" which is a body hugging piece of clothing that you pair up with a
different colored apron. It may also be worn with a lacy blouse or a cotton type blouse.
Men wear "lederhosen" which is like a pair of shorts to other places and is worn with
wool socks.
http://www.aboutaustria.org/culture/traditional_fashion.htm

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Would you go to a place where Adolf Hitler was so you could learn a little bit more on
him or just on the country to see if he used Austria in the holocaust?
The country is Austria and it is interesting. They mostly speak German, but
they also speak Turkish, Serbian, and Croation. They have lots of ethnic
groups there are Austrians, former Yugoslavs, Turks, and Germans. They have
a type of government called a federal republic. A federal Republic is a form of
government made up of a federal state with a constitution and self-governing
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Austria is interesting and you will learn more about it and you may learn
about stuff you don't even knew they had or what they do over there.
I believe that Austria is a place you would like to visit because of all the things they
have.

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I believe that Austria should be a place you visit for your next vacation because they
have so many things to do, see, eat, and drink.
Austria is different compared to some other countries. Austria has gone through
quite a lot of changes. They will probably continue to go through changes and
may have another name change or they may get into more wars and have to
become another country within one that is close to Austria.
Sports and recreations and clubs in Austria sound interesting. They may have even
more sports or clubs you can join. They probably teach different martial arts in
other places in Austria.
Traditions and customs and their culture sounds like a lot of fun and it might be
but there is probably a lot of alcohol involved since that is what they drink a lot of
over there, but that isn't all they drink.
Austria should be a place you want to visit because there are lots of things
going on over there all times of the year and it would be lots of fun to
actually see some of the festivals they have.

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