In the EU, a VAT identification number can be verified online at the EU's official VIES website. It confirms that the number is currently allocated and can provide the name or other identifying details of the entity to whom the identifier has been allocated.
A culture is a way of life of a group of people--the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next. Culture is symbolic communication.
When community members are spirited they are not possessed by supernatural beings; they are active and upbeat. They are animated. An important characteristic of a community is that the people are conscious of belonging to it. Their loyalty can be called their community spirit.