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The culture of Germany has been shaped by major intellectual and popular currents in Europe, both religious and secular. German culture originated with the Germanic tribes, the earliest evidence of Germanic culture dates to the Jastorf culture in Northern Germany and Denmark. Contact with Germanic tribes were described by various Greco-Roman ...
Germans were characterised as rapacious Huns during the First World War.This followed the Kaiser's Hun speech during the Boxer rebellion. [1]Stereotypes of Germans include real or imagined characteristics of the German people used by people who see the German people as a single and homogeneous group.
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.
German folklore (20 C, 72 P) Pages in category "German traditions" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
O Christmas tree O Tannenbaum! Who knew that so many of our most beloved Christmas traditions actually originated from Germany? Yep, the country is famous for being downright magical in the four ...
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 ...
Germany and Austria - The Krampus ... There are a couple of strange Catalan traditions, one of which is the caga tio or “defecating log”. In the fortnight leading up to Christmas, a grinning ...
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