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In the German diaspora, aspects of German culture are passed on to younger generations through naming customs and through the use of spoken and written German. The Goethe Institute seeks to spread the knowledge of German culture worldwide. A total of 15.5 million people are currently learning German as a second language.
Germanic culture is a term referring to the culture of Germanic peoples, and can be used to refer to a range of time periods and nationalities, but is most commonly used in either a historical or contemporary context to denote groups that derive from the Proto-Germanic language, which is generally thought to have emerged as a distinct language after 500 BC.
Early Germanic culture was the culture of the early Germanic peoples. The Germanic culture started to exist in the Jastorf culture located along the central part of the Elbe River in central Germany. From there it spread north to the ocean, east to the Vistula River, west to the Rhine River, and south to the Danube River.
[103] [e] The subsequent culture of the Nordic Bronze Age (c. 2000/1750 – c. 500 BCE) shows definite cultural and population continuities with later Germanic peoples, [8] and is often supposed to have been the culture in which the Germanic Parent Language, the predecessor of the Proto-Germanic language, developed. [104]
German culture-related lists (6 C, 3 P) A. Adaptations of works by German writers (29 C) Archives in Germany (6 C, 42 P) Arts in Germany (20 C, 11 P) German awards ...
A Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin; remembering the Holocaust is an essential part of modern German culture. [25] The Germans are marked by great regional diversity, which makes identifying a single German culture quite difficult. [34] The arts and sciences have for centuries been an important part of German identity. [35]
Learn about unique Valentine's Day traditions to make your celebration extra special—all from places around the world like France, Germany, and the Philippines.
German folklore (20 C, 72 P) Pages in category "German traditions" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.