Tag der Deutschen Einheit
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Daily trivia
Today is German Unity Day, which commemorates the formal reunification of Germany on 3rd October, 1990 - eleven months after the fall of the Berlin wall. Declared a national holiday, the occasion is celebrated each year throughout Germany, but more formally with a ceremonial act and a citizens’ festival (Burgerfest) which is held in a different city each year. The first such celebration took place in Berlin in 1990. This year the festival is being held in the beautiful city of Bremen, a picture of which illustrates this post, with Emma added to lend a little human interest. In addition to the formal ceremony, various celebrations are held in the federal capital Berlin, centred mainly around the Brandenburg Gate - one of Europe’s most famous landmarks. Not altogether coincidentally, the day also marks the end of the Octoberfest - a two-week beer festival held in Munich and attended by more than six million people each year.
Today is German Unity Day, which commemorates the formal reunification of Germany on 3rd October, 1990 - eleven months after the fall of the Berlin wall. Declared a national holiday, the occasion is celebrated each year throughout Germany, but more formally with a ceremonial act and a citizens’ festival (Burgerfest) which is held in a different city each year. The first such celebration took place in Berlin in 1990. This year the festival is being held in the beautiful city of Bremen, a picture of which illustrates this post, with Emma added to lend a little human interest. In addition to the formal ceremony, various celebrations are held in the federal capital Berlin, centred mainly around the Brandenburg Gate - one of Europe’s most famous landmarks. Not altogether coincidentally, the day also marks the end of the Octoberfest - a two-week beer festival held in Munich and attended by more than six million people each year. 
