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| Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures) |
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When:
May 25, 2012
- May 28, 2012
Where: Berlin, Germany
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Berlin celebrates the Carnival of Cultures annually, late May - early June with a four-day street festival, the Children's, the Parade and various parties. About 5.200 protagonists will perform in the on- and off-stage program of the street festival and in the Parade. About 1.5 million visitors are expected over the Carnival.
The Carnival of Cultures is a reflection of Berlin?s cultural diversity. It brings together professional artists and amateurs, young and old. It is open towards new trends and styles in youth and minority culture. 450.000 immigrants from more than 180 countries live in the German capital. The Carnival is a unique opportunity for members of Berlin?s ethnic communities to make their cultures ? both traditional and modern ? visible to Berliners and visitors alike and to add their aesthetic vision to the capital?s reputation as a vibrant and constantly changing metropolis. Within only ten years, the Carnival of Cultures has become a landmark event in the cultural calendar of the German capital. Today, the Carnival of Cultures is one of the six largest open air events in Germany.
[www.karneval-berlin.de]
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Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures)
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IMPORTANT:
Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
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Germany -
background and overview:
As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, and the Soviet Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key Western economic and security organizations, the EC, which became the EU, and NATO, while the Communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German unification in 1990. Since then, Germany has expended considerable funds to bring Eastern productivity and wages up to Western standards. In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries introduced a common European exchange currency, the euro.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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Germany details
Location: Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. |
Languages:
German . |
Climate:
Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind. |
Capital:
Berlin |
Time Zone:
CET (UTC+1)
UTC+1 , (Summer (DST) UTC+2) |
Currency (code):
Euro (EUR) |
Call Code:
+49 |
Electric Power:
230V 50Hz |
Tourist office:
German National Tourist Board (GNTB) Beethovenstraße 69 60325 Frankfurt/Main Fax: +49 (0) 69/75 19 03 |
Tourist website:
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