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German cultureasanation-stateandspannedtheentire
German-speakingworld.Fromitsroots,cultureinGermanyhas
beenshapedbymajorintellectualandpopularcurrentsinEurope,
bothreligiousandsecular.HistoricallyGermanyhasbeen
calledDas Land der Dichter und Denker(thecountryofpoetsand
thinkers).
ThereareanumberofpublicholidaysinGermany.Thecountryis
particularlyassociatedwithitstraditionalOktoberfestcelebrations,
itscarnivalcultureandgloballyinfluentialChristmascustoms
knownasWeihnachten.3Octoberhasbeenthenationaldayof
Germanysince1990,celebratedastheGermanUnityDay(Tag
der Deutschen Einheit).TheUNESCOinscribed38properties
inGermanyontheWorldHeritageList.
Germanyhasbeennamedtheworld'ssecondmostrespected
nationamong50countriesin2013.Aglobalopinionpollfor
theBBCrevealedthatGermanyisrecognizedforhavingthemost
positiveinfluenceintheworldin2011,2013,and2014.
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