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1. Writing in Gothic script preserves history.
Writings in blackletter have been done since the 12th Century AD.
2. You don't necessarily need to have a calligraphy pen to write in the script.
Though a calligraphy or a fountain pen would be ideal, you still have a similar effect with a fine-liner.
3. German-speaking areas used blackletter the longest.
Though, it did not originate in Germany, the Gothic script was used for the German language until the 20th Century, this is where the association of the Gothic script with Germany came from. Things associated with German culture (or come from Germany) often relate to the Christmas theme, for example: pfefferkuchen, Christmas carols (many are German in origin), Christmas trees and stollen.
