Germany Celebrates 19th Anniversary of Unification

World | October 3, 2009, Saturday // 16:05
Bulgaria Germany Celebrates 19th Anniversary of Unification: Germany Celebrates 19th Anniversary of Unification Tens of thousands of people in Berlin watched a massive-scale street performance featuring a pair of giant marionettes suspended by cranes marching slowly through downtown Berlin. Photo by BGNES

On Saturday, October 3, Germany celebrated the anniversary of its reunification with parades, festivals and concerts all over the ocuntry.

Tens of thousands of people in Berlin watched a massive-scale street performance featuring a pair of giant marionettes suspended by cranes marching slowly through downtown Berlin.

Wearing a green dress, the 7,5-meter "small giant" wandered one route looking for her partner — a 15-meter "big giant", BGNES reported.

The spectacle, performed by France's Royale de Luxe theater company, was to conclude with the two finding each other at the landmark Brandenburg Gate, reuniting on the former dividing line between East and West Germany.

The two nations were separated for more than four decades until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and official reunification in 1990.

Security forces across the country were on high alert. Police in Berlin increased their presence on the streets as the capital prepared to celebrate the national holiday.

Police searched bags and cars as visitors arrived at the annual beer festival.

Recent internet videos released by radical Islamic militant groups threatening Germany referred to the Oktoberfest.

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