Traditional to Easter time goes the peace movement on the street. In view of the Ukraine war, the so-called easter marches a very special meaning again this year.
- Which meaning do the easter marches have?
- Where found the first Easter march instead of?
- Since when are there Easter marches in Germany?
- Where find this year easter marches instead of?
Here is an overview of all information:
What is the significance of the Easter marches?
The beginnings of the Easter marches go back to the 1950s return. Here peace activists in Great Britain and Germany set an example against the war. At that time they wanted to demonstrate with non-violent actions, especially against a nuclear war.
Where did the first Easter March take place?
The first Easter march in history took place 1958 in Great Britain instead of. At Easter, peace activists organized a march from London to the Aldermaston nuclear research center, around 80 kilometers away, and mobilized people in the process around 10,000 people. They demonstrated for nuclear disarmament during the Cold War. Under the motto “Ban the Bomb“The people are said to have been on the road for four days.
Since when have there been Easter marches in Germany?
Of the first Easter march in Germany took place in 1960. This was organized as a star march lasting several days and led from Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover and Braunschweig to Bergen-Hohne. There was a military training area here, which was also used for training with so-called Honest-John nuclear missiles. The protest action ended on Easter Monday 1960. About 1200 participants together. Since then, there have been traditional Easter marches in Germany every year.
Easter march 2022: Where will Easter marches take place this year?
In the week before Easter there are many actions for peace in the world all over Germany. The traditional Easter marches will take place on April 16, 2022. Here is a selection of events:
Easter March 2022 in Osnabrück
Start: 10 am
Location: Square of German Unity Osnabrück
Easter March 2022 in Ellwangen
Start: 10 am
Location: Am Fuchseck Ellwangen
Easter March 2022 in Wedel
Start: 10 am
Location: Town Hall Wedel
Easter March 2022 in Gera
Start: 10 am
Location: Bachgasse Gera
Easter March 2022 in Schwerin
Start: 10 am
Location: Grunthalplatz Schwerin
Easter March 2022 in Brandenburg
Start: 10 am
Place: Neustadter Markt Brandenburg/Havel
Easter March 2022 in the district of Wesermarsch
Start: 10 am
Location: Nordenham station forecourt
Easter March 2022 in Miesbach
Start: 10 am
Location: Town Hall Miesbach
Easter March 2022 in Oberndorf
Start: 10 am
Location: Heckler&Koch Oberndorf main gate
Easter March 2022 in Suhl
Start: 10 am
Location: Square of the German unit Suhl
Easter March 2022 in Ohrdruf
Start: 10 am
Location: Ohrdruf train station
Easter March 2022 in Wiesbaden
Start: 10.30 am
Place: Mauritisplatz Wiesbaden
Easter March 2022 Rhine-Ruhr
Start: 10.30 a.m. (on three days through the Ruhr area)
Location: Kuhlenwall Duisburg
Easter March 2022 in Giessen
Start: 10.30 am
Location: Hiroshimaplatz Giessen
Easter March 2022 in Kassel
Start: 10.30 am
Location: downtown Kassel
Easter March 2022 in Saarbrücken
Start: 11 am
Place: Tbilisser Platz Saarbrücken
Easter March 2022 in Munich
Start: 11.15 am
Location: Marienplatz Munich
Easter March 2022 in Unterlüß
Start: 11 am
Location: Unterlüß train station
Easter March 2022 in Bremen
Start: 11 am
Place: Market place Bremen
Easter March 2022 in Braunschweig
Start: 11 am
Location: Kohlmarkt Braunschweig
Easter March 2022 in Düren
Start: 11 am
Location: Kaiserplatz Düren
Easter March 2022 in Würzburg
Start: 11 am
Location: Würzburg main station
Easter March 2022 in Lüneburg
Start: 11 am
Location: Clamartpark Lüneburg
Easter March 2022 Odenwald
Start: 11 am
Location: Erbach Castle Square
Easter March 2022 in Cologne
Start: 11 am
Location: Appellhofplatz Cologne
Easter March 2022 in Limburg
Start: 11 am
Place: Europaplatz Limburg
Easter March 2022 in Oldenburg
Start: 11 am
Location: Oldenburg station forecourt
Easter March 2022 in Aschaffenburg
Start: 11 am
Place: Theaterplatz Aschaffenburg
Easter March 2022 in Firedland
Start: 11 am
Location: Groß Schneen fairground
Easter March 2022 in Gummersbach
Start: 11 am
Place: Lindenplatz Gummersbach
Easter March 2022 in Leipzig
Start: 11 am
Place: Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz Leipzig
Easter March 2022 in Hamelin
Start: 11 am
Place: Europaplatz Hamelin
Easter March 2022 in Bremerhaven
Start: 11 am
Location: At the Great Church in Bremerhaven
Easter March 2022 in Wolfsburg
Start: 11 am
Location: Wolfsburg trade union building
Easter March 2022 in Eschwege
Start: 11 am
Location: Eschwege market square
Easter March 2022 in Gifhorn
Start: 11 am
Place: Schillerplatz Gifhorn
Easter March 2022 in Weiden
Start: 10.45
Location: Oberer Markt Weiden
Easter March 2022 in Hof
Start: 11 am
Place: Bernhard-Lichtenberg-Platz Hof
Easter March 2022 in Emden
Start: 11.15 am
Location: City Garden Emden
Easter March 2022 in Augsburg
Start: 11.30 am
Location: Moritzplatz Augsburg
Easter March 2022 in Hanover
Start: 11.30 am
Location: Aegidienkirche Hanover
Easter March 2022 in Ulm
Start: 12 o’clock
Location: Wilhelmsburg barracks in Ulm
Easter March 2022 in Berlin
Start: 12 o’clock
Location: Oranienplatz Berlin
Easter March 2022 in Stuttgart
Start: 11.58 o’clock
Location: Upper Castle Garden Stuttgart
Easter March 2022 in Bielefeld
Start: 12 o’clock
Location: Bielefeld station forecourt
Easter March 2022 in Traunstein
Start: 12 o’clock
Location: Traunstein town square
Easter March 2022 in Mannheim
Start: 12 o’clock
Location: Schillerplatz Mannheim
Easter March 2022 in Göttingen
Start: 12 o’clock
Location: Wilhelmsplatz in Goettingen
Easter March 2022 in Kiel
Start: 12 o’clock
Ort: Schevenbrücke Kiel
Easter March 2022 in Kaiserslautern
Start: 11.56 o’clock
Location: Ev. Kaiserslautern Collegiate Church
Easter March 2022 in the Rhineland
Start: 12 o’clock
Location: Wuppertal main station
Easter March 2022 in Weimar
Start: 12 o’clock
Location: Goetheplatz Weimar
Easter March 2022 in Erlangen
Start: 12 o’clock
Place: Schlossplatz Erlangen
Easter March 2022 in Heidelberg
Start: 12 o’clock
Location: Heidelberg City Library
Easter March 2022 in Munster
Start: 13.30
Location: Munster Castle
Easter March 2022 in Bonn
Start: 2 p.m.
Location: Münsterplatz Bonn
Easter March 2022 in Offenburg
Start: 2 p.m.
Location: Offenburg bus station
Easter March 2022 in Lübeck
Start: 2 p.m.
Location: Town Hall Market Lübeck
Easter March 2022 in Ansbach
Start: 2.30 pm
Place: Martin-Luther-Platz Ansbach
Easter March 2022 in Düsseldorf
Start: 2.30 pm
Location: DGB building Düsseldorf
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