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  2. List of German expressions in English - Wikipedia

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    A loanword is a word borrowed from a donor language and incorporated into a recipient language without translation. It is distinguished from a calque, or loan translation, where a meaning or idiom from another language is translated into existing words or roots of the host language.

  3. National symbols of Germany - Wikipedia

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  4. Münchner Kindl - Wikipedia

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    This symbol has been the coat-of-arms of Munich since the 13th century. The figure portrayed was originally a monk (or friar ) holding a Bible, but by the 16th century it evolved in different portrayals into the figure of a small child wearing a pointed hood, often shown holding a beer mug and a radish .

  5. Culture of Germany - Wikipedia

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    The country is particularly known for its Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich, its carnival culture and globally influential Christmas customs known as Weihnachten. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] 3 October has been the national day of Germany since 1990, celebrated as the German Unity Day ( Tag der Deutschen Einheit ).

  6. Kurzgesagt - Wikipedia

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    Patrizia Mosca, Chief operating officer at Kurzgesagt, speaks at the Internet Days in Stockholm, 2018.. The Kurzgesagt YouTube channel was created on 10 July 2013 (with their first video coming out on 12 July 2013), shortly after the founder, Philipp Dettmer, graduated from Munich University of Applied Sciences. [10]

  7. Stammtisch - Wikipedia

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    A typical sign for the Stammtisch is a special ashtray An enamel Stammtisch sign in a bar in Munich The pennant of a usual Wikipedia Stammtisch (at Duisburg). A Stammtisch (German for "regulars' table", [1] [ˈʃtamtɪʃ]) is an informal group meeting held on a regular basis, and also the usually large, often round table around which the group meets.

  8. German folklore - Wikipedia

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    It shares many characteristics with Nordic folklore and English folklore due to their origins in a common Germanic mythology.It reflects a similar mix of influences: a pre-Christian pantheon and other beings equivalent to those of Norse mythology; magical characters (sometimes recognizably pre-Christian) associated with Christian festivals, and various regional 'character' stories.

  9. Coat of arms of Munich - Wikipedia

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    As the German name for Munich, i.e. München, means "of Monks", [1] the monk in this case is a self-explanatory symbol who represents the city of Munich. The figure is portrayed wearing a golden trimmed black cowl with a black hood and red shoes. The right hand is raised and the left carries a red book.