Tom

media type="custom" key="5111845" The German Culture is the based on the culture of Rome, the Catholic Church, and the Germanic tribes of Europe. It is a rich culture and one of the oldest European cultures that is still around today.
 * ​ Guten Tag!** (German for hello) My name is Tom S. My wiki page is on the **[|German Culture] **.

media type="file" key="092b5c35f1842106d5b439f55ffd7aa1.mp3" width="199" height="69"

The [|German language] is the parent language of many languages including Dutch and English.
 * =[|Language] =**

media type="custom" key="5078165"

Germans celebrate many of the same holidays as Americans. Some German only holidays are Carnival (the period before Ash Wednesday), German Unity Day (celebrating the day that East and West Germany became one again), and [|Oktoberfest] (a celebration of the harvest).
 * =[|Holidays and Traditions] =**

Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in Germany. An emphasis is put on Advent and the back bone of the holiday is family and giving.



Germans eat a wide variety of food. Some German delicacies are white asparagus soup, liverwurst (a meat spread), and currywurst (a sausage covered in curry powder and a special curry ketchup).
 * =[|Food] =**

media type="custom" key="5149747" width="574" height="456"

**__ Extras __**

Check out the paper I wrote on the German culture.



Soccer is a popular sport in Germany.

media type="custom" key="5149725"

media type="custom" key="5149983"

media type="custom" key="5150003"

__References__

 * 1) [|Gordeeva][|, Tatyana. “German Food.” __German Culture.__ 19 November 2009. <][][|>.]
 * 2) [|Gordeeva][|, Tatyana. “Oktoberfest...The Fest of Times.” __German Culture.__ 19 November 2009. < http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/weekly/aa091801a.htm>.]
 * 3) Quick, Barbara. “Christmas in Germany.” __German Missions in the United States.__ The German Embassy. 19 November 2009. [].
 * 4) Quick, Barbara. “Holidays and Seasons.” __German Missions in the United States.__ The German Embassy. 19 November 2009. [].
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">“The German Language.” __Kwintessential__. 19 November 2009. [].
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[]
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[]
 * 8) []