New York (AP) – Thousands of people in New York marveled at the traditional inflation of giant helium balloons for the annual Thanksgiving Parade. After the spectacle was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Snoopy, a Smurf and numerous other beings, hearts, balls and stars slowly took shape again yesterday in the streets … Read more
Home Culture Berlin November 22, 2021, 3:23 a.m. Celebrations – Berlin:Christmas markets open with Corona requirements Open detailed view—The Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz. Photo: Christoph Soeder / dpa / archive image (Photo: dpa) — Directly from the dpa news channel Berlin (dpa / bb) – Under special corona conditions, several large Christmas markets are opening … Read more
The corona pandemic made Christmas markets almost impossible last year. In 2021, the popular events in many cities will start now. An overview of the new opening times. The Christmas market season is approaching. This year it starts particularly early in some places and takes longer in other cities than in previous years. The fact … Read more
Darmstadt / Offenbach (dpa / lhe) – The first cities in Hesse ring in the Advent season with the opening of their Christmas markets. It starts today in Darmstadt and Offenbach, for example. In view of the magic of the booth in the middle of the pandemic with currently increasing numbers of infections, one thing … Read more
Offenbach / Darmstadt (dpa / lhe) – hang up the hygiene dispenser, pre-cook soups, attach lights: on Sunday, the final preparations for the opening of the Christmas market on this Monday evening (November 15th) were made in Offenbach. Shop magic, the smell of mulled wine and atmospheric lighting: Darmstadt is also set to start this … Read more
Dresden (dpa / sn) – Three weeks before the planned opening of the 587th Dresden Striezelmarkt, the tree was delivered to the Altmarkt. The 30-meter-long coastal fir from Upper Lusatia arrived in the state capital on Saturday afternoon by special transport – a good two hours late due to problems with the wind. According to … Read more
RTL.de>news> Weingarten (dpa / lsw) – The traditional “blood walk” in the Upper Swabian Weingarten will again take place this year due to corona without believers or spectators and with only a few riders. The Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese announced on Thursday that only a small group would accompany the holy blood relic. Parts of the procession … Read more
Frankfurt / Kassel / Gießen / Darmstadt (dpa / lhe) – chain carousel and chips from the booth: The organizer of the Dippemess in Frankfurt is confident that the folk festival can be celebrated in the autumn despite the pandemic. “For autumn we are really optimistic that the Dippemess can take place under certain conditions,” … Read more
February 12, 2021, 5:24 a.m. Customs – Offenbach am Main:Corona: Fools laugh and celebrate thanks to creative ideas Open detailed view—Confetti and a horn lie on a notebook. Photo: Friso Gentsch / dpa / illustration (Photo: dpa) — Directly from the dpa news channel Offenbach (dpa / lhe) – So little confetti was rare: The … Read more
Karlsruhe / Freiburg (dpa / lsw) – The churches in the southwest are adapting their plans for Christmas services to the new Corona regulations. One thing is clear: the events should take place. Requirements such as distance and hygiene rules, singing bans and mandatory registration apply. Many offers on the Internet, radio and television should … Read more