Exactly on the 9th November in the year of 1989 was the day where the border between West and East Germany had been opened up.
Now, on Sunday, the 9th November 2014 Berlin is celebrating its 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and therefore 25 years of reunification between the West and East of Berlin, Germany. It is a very respective day in Germany´s history, especially Berlin, as 25 years ago the whole city had been separated between the Wall which led to immense changes in the city and society.
The way Berlin has developed itself ever since is incredibly admirable. Therefore, on Sunday, the 9th November 2014, there is going to be a great celebration ceremony with a light installation recreating the Berlin Wall on the Gate of Berlin (‘Brandenburger Tor’). Furthermore, Berlin is building up a light border all over the city where the wall once stood, so our generation can still be reminded by what it meant that one city had been separated, which truly did not happen in any other country of the world. People can walk through all the light balloons standing around the city centre positioned as the former wall and relive an emotional and serious throwback of what basically just recently happened. This day meant pure freedom for everyone living in Berlin at that time, people had been celebrating and not believing themselves that the separation was truly over.
Light border demonstrating the former Berlin Wall
Klaus Wowereit, the Governing Mayor of Berlin says: “Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the once divided city presents itself today as a liberal and open-minded metropolis, a place to be. This tremendous development would not have been possible without the people´s courage and imagination. With our events for the anniversary of the fall of the Wall, we recall the historical occurrence of the European liberation movement of 1989 that radically changed the course of the world history. We place ourselves in solidarity with those who have raised their voices for freedom, democracy, and human rights back then as well as now. And we take a look at the contemporary world in which Berlin, after twenty-five years, has become a place of creativity, openness to the future, and internationality.”
It is time to celebrate a quarter century for a world without walls but with hope for freedom & peace. If you get the chance, come by and visit the festivities in Berlin this weekend!
