Bayer Leverkusen won today, March 14, 2024, the Bundesliga championship for the first time. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a prominent German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The club was founded in 1904 by employees of the German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG, and this origin deeply influenced its early years. Up until the 1970s, Bayer Leverkusen was primarily composed of employees from Bayer AG, reflecting the club's roots as a company team and giving its nickname "Werkself", German for "Factory's team of eleven". This connection not only defined its identity but also shaped the club's culture and values, emphasizing community and worker participation. Bayer Leverkusen first joined the Bundesliga, Germany’s top-tier football league, in 1979. Since then, it has consistently competed at high levels. Despite its successes, the club is perhaps best known for its series of near misses in various competitions, earning the nickname "Vizekusen", also "Neverkusen" in English. This moniker stems from the 2001-2002 season when Leverkusen finished second in the Bundesliga, the German Cup, and the UEFA Champions League, highlighting a pattern of falling just short of major titles. Today it earned the title with a 5–0 win over Werder Bremen, remining unbeaten after 43 consecutive games including the whole season until now. CONGRATULATIONS BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN !! More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayer_04_Leverkusen Art&Text🫶ChatGPT.

The Chinese New Year, aka Spring Festival, marks the beginning of the lunar new year and is the most significant Chinese holiday. Rooted in mythology, it's said to have originated from the ancient fight against the mythical beast Nian, with the use of firecrackers and red decorations symbolizing luck and prosperity to ward off evil spirits. It has been celebrated for over 3,500 years, evolving from sacrificial ceremonies to the gods at the year's end for good harvests. Today, it initiates with the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February and lasts until the full moon, encompassing generally a 15-day period filled with various rituals and festivities, culminating in the Lantern Festival. Around 1/4 of the world’s population participates. Family reunions are central to the celebrations, with millions traveling home in one of the world's largest annual human migrations, known as Chunyun. Practices include thorough house cleaning to sweep away bad fortune, decorating homes with red lanterns and couplets, exchanging red envelopes (hongbao) containing money for luck, and enjoying lavish feasts with symbolic dishes, such as fish served whole (including head and tail) symbolizing a prosperous start and finish to the year. Each year is named after an animal, believed to influence personality traits and fortune, and associated with an element. 2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon. More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year Art&Text supported by ChatGPT.