It is a significant part of your culture and heritage, you should actually read it at least once. It does not need to be the archaic original version, many if not all have meticulously modernized revisions that retain all of the meaning while making it easier to read for modern audiences.
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For most countries you would first have to determine what their national epic even is. That is not really a settled thing in a lot, probably even most, countries. But it would be an interesting discussion to have.