Populism, terrorism, xenophobia – the carnival of cultures in Berlin seems to be more important than ever. With his dance groups and musicians from all regions of the world, he advertises for openness, tolerance and Coexistence.
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Colorful, colorful, carnival of cultures
Groups from all over the world
Many of the different relocation groups at the heart of the carnival of the cultures – such as the Dancing Dragons that perform a traditional Chinese dragon dance. The dragon tried “to gain the pearl of wisdom”: she is a symbol for the pursuit of perfection and perfect Knowledge. Also in this year, the group of the party.
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Colorful, colorful, carnival of cultures
Aleman Flair in the capital
Berlin has many Highlights – but carnival is not one of them. It looks differently in the South of Germany: The Swabian-Alemannic almost night in Baden-Württemberg, large committed. Three bumper weible, looking for earlier in the forest for wood, and berries, the Dettinger-Raised, which symbolizes the wine, and the höllstein witches are in Berlin to welcome guests..
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Colorful, colorful, carnival of cultures
No barriers in the head
At the carnival of cultures in Berlin, all the boundaries between nationalities, sexes, or age groups. Here is the Samba Queen Sonia de Oliveira with an older audience posing. Together with your group “Amazonia” that you danced to as a corn doll through the streets of Berlin, in order to make the genetic manipulation of endangered food carefully.
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Colorful, colorful, carnival of cultures
Humorous pleas for open world order
Also, these participants had at 21. Carnival of cultures is causing a political message: “the foreclosure of hair loss” is on the Banner. With their costumes in the Form of cigarette packs, the group “the Tarantella makes it clear”: “The more insulation, the more the risk of loss of the own cultural roots and threatens!”. Just 2016, the foreclosure was a big issue.
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Colorful, colorful, carnival of cultures
Parade, Street Festival, Playground
In addition to the move, the may be for many the Highlight of the carnival of cultures, have the organisers a whole lot of other delicacies on offer: carnival of cultures festival always means four days of street, to hear the Sounds of international Bands and DJs, artists and acrobats to occur, and even Workshops around the topic of sustainability can be visited.
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Colorful, colorful, carnival of cultures
Groups from all over the world
Many of the different relocation groups at the heart of the carnival of the cultures – such as the Dancing Dragons that perform a traditional Chinese dragon dance. The dragon tried “to gain the pearl of wisdom”: she is a symbol for the pursuit of perfection and perfect Knowledge. Also in this year, the group of the party.
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Colorful, colorful, carnival of cultures
Aleman Flair in the capital
Berlin has many Highlights – but carnival is not one of them. It looks differently in the South of Germany: The Swabian-Alemannic almost night in Baden-Württemberg, large committed. Three bumper weible, looking for earlier in the forest for wood, and berries, the Dettinger-Raised, which symbolizes the wine, and the höllstein witches are in Berlin to welcome guests..
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Colorful, colorful, carnival of cultures
No barriers in the head
At the carnival of cultures in Berlin, all the boundaries between nationalities, sexes, or age groups. Here is the Samba Queen Sonia de Oliveira with an older audience posing. Together with your group “Amazonia” that you danced to as a corn doll through the streets of Berlin, in order to make the genetic manipulation of endangered food carefully.
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Colorful, colorful, carnival of cultures
Humorous pleas for open world order
Also, these participants had at 21. Carnival of cultures is causing a political message: “the foreclosure of hair loss” is on the Banner. With their costumes in the Form of cigarette packs, the group “the Tarantella makes it clear”: “The more insulation, the more the risk of loss of the own cultural roots and threatens!”. Just 2016, the foreclosure was a big issue.
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Colorful, colorful, carnival of cultures
Parade, Street Festival, Playground
In addition to the move, the may be for many the Highlight of the carnival of cultures, have the organisers a whole lot of other delicacies on offer: carnival of cultures festival always means four days of street, to hear the Sounds of international Bands and DJs, artists and acrobats to occur, and even Workshops around the topic of sustainability can be visited.
“This year, without KdK (Anm. d. Red.: The carnival of the cultures) would be a concession to the large Alphabet, its what makes the world worse than they could be,” writes the organizers on its website and on matters of A like “Alternative facts”, G as “Gauland & co.” to ” such as “war in Yemen” a wide variety of issues .
Until may of 2017, the had tremors since 1996, annual Event, however, the financing. Thanks to new Federal legal requirements, such as, for example, the hiring of security service providers had to cope with the carnival of cultures prompt 185.000 euros more. But then the Senate administration for Integration, labour and social Affairs, as well as for culture and Europe, secured at the last Moment of support, and has saved this year’s carnival of cultures.
Daniel Tietze, Secretary of state for Integration, was relieved, and pointed to the “importance and indispensability” the major event of this year.
Colorful capital city of colorful program
After the “concession to the Alphabet of the Poor of the world” is now blocked, can this year’s carnival of cultures from may 2. to 5. June 22. Changes take place and its objective, the diversity of Berlin reflect. After all, people from more than 180 countries live in the German capital.
Colorful, cheerful, and internationally at the carnival of cultures in Berlin
The climax of the four-day Festival is the street parade through Berlin’s multicultural district Kreuzberg, on the 4. June. 63 participating groups will be provided with Samba dancers, drummers, or Stilt plenty of variety for the eyes and ears. At the street festival, the from the 2. to 5. June, takes, offering over 300 stalls of food and crafts from different cultures. A total of four stages with numerous international Bands and DJs as well. There are eight so-called “Music corner”, in which musicians in a more intimate setting can perform.
Statement against nationalism
Created the carnival of the cultures, after Berlin mutated after the reunification, more and more international city, and at the same time, nationalist and racist voices in the 1990s, getting louder and louder. Thereupon, the town called the carnival of cultures, to celebrate their openness to the world. And it does until today.