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Germany Light | 25.12.2007, 14:00 UTC
DEUTSCHE WELLE / DW-WORLD.DE Newsletter
25.12.2007, 14:00 UTC
GERMANY LIGHT
A weekly look at Germany's cultural, peculiar and sometimes odd happenings delivered right to your inbox.
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Overview of Topics
* Bismarck's Legacy of Laziness
* Court Supports Wartime Lover's Depiction of SS Officer
* Tannenbaum and Stollen: Christmas Customs in Germany
* They Don't Know How Unlucky They Were, Back in the GDR
* Europe Without Borders Threatens Ex-Pats Without Visas
* Alpine Tourism's Melting Prospects
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Bismarck's Legacy of Laziness
Otto von Bismarck will be remembered as the Iron Chancellor who
orchestrated German unification and waged war against France. His
great-great-grandson will be remembered as one of Germany's laziest
politicians.
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evx88hI4501ileI0
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Court Supports Wartime Lover's Depiction of SS Officer
A German court has ruled in favor of a 93-year-old woman, saying she need
not strike a passage from her memoir about a wartime romance.
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evx88hI4501ileI1
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Tannenbaum and Stollen: Christmas Customs in Germany
Christmas trees, creches, Advent calendars and St. Nicholas are all
familiar sights during the holiday season in Germany. But where do all
these customs come from, and what do they actually signify?
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evx88hI4501ileI2
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They Don't Know How Unlucky They Were, Back in the GDR
"The GDR will be nothing but a footnote in history," said writer Stefan
Heym in 1990. He turned out to be right -- but young people's ignorance
of the not-so-distant past is now a cause for concern to education
experts.
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evx88hI4501ileI3
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Europe Without Borders Threatens Ex-Pats Without Visas
As of 2008, the Czech Republic will join the Schengen agreement, meaning
that people with right papers can travel freely to most other EU nations.
But that's created a hassle for one prominent subculture in Prague.
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evx88hI4501ileI4
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Alpine Tourism's Melting Prospects
Snow-covered mountains are the main tourist draw in the Alps. Climate
change will melt away many of the area's best runs and also threaten to
disrupt traditional Alpine culture.
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evx88hI4501ileI5
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