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Culture There are so many things about our lives that belong to the content of culture that it is impossible to cover them all. In this lecture three aspects of culture are discussed. Language: is what people and animals use to (1) their thoughts, ideas and feelings. Just like animals, people use different languages. Each culture has its own words and symbols. People within the culture that use more than one language are said to be either (2) or multilingual. Moreover, languages have different (3) , which are variations of a language. (4) is most commonly used by deaf people. Folklore: is a body of stories that show a culture’s beliefs, traditions and (5) . The characters in folktales are often (6) people, whose character is admired. Today, folklore finds its way into poetry, song lyrics, and (7) . Holiday: is a day made special by a culture’s customs or laws. Holidays help a culture remember and (8) its history. People may attend parades, sing songs, go to (9) or give gifts to each other on certain holidays. The English world holiday came from two words, holy and day. The best-known (10) holiday is Christmas.