[Global Times reporter Wang Juan] Before coming to work in Berlin, the author included a plan "to the Brandenburg Gate for New Year's Eve", because the large-scale performances and carnivals in front of the Brandenburg Gate every New Year's Eve are the world One of the most well-known large-scale New Year's Eve celebrations.
The picture shows passers-by passing the huge epidemic prevention advertisement on the Berlin Cathedral.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
At the end of December of previous years, Berlin’s main street "June 17th Street" was set up as an open-air celebration site. The two-kilometer-long street with an area of 80,000 square meters will be lined with small stages and large screens of various styles. , Catering stalls, amusement facilities, lighting and art installations.
The most eye-catching is the giant main stage in front of the Brandenburg Gate. Every year on the afternoon of December 31st, the hosts, stars and bands participating in the New Year’s Eve performance will have a public rehearsal. The audience can enter the venue one after another from the afternoon. In the evening, hundreds of thousands of people will gather at the ceremony.
The performance on the main stage usually officially starts at 7 o’clock that evening. The author once participated in a New Year’s Eve celebration. After a number of strict security checks, he passed through the bustling flow of people all the way, watching the show on the small stage and tasting snacks and champagne along the way. , It took more than two hours to squeeze to the main stage.
After the five-hour performance, the host led the audience to countdown in unison to welcome the New Year. When the zero o'clock sounded, a fantastic laser light show was staged in front of the Brandenburg Gate, and gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the night sky. Illuminated the entire city.
After the New Year's Eve performance is a grand carnival party, with DJ playing live, and tens of thousands of spectators cheering, dancing and singing together. This spectacular scene is definitely worth experiencing for yourself.
This winter, a large-scale epidemic broke out again in Germany. Berlin implemented strict blockade measures, not only canceling gatherings and celebrations, but also banning fireworks from popular attractions to prevent crowds from gathering.
For Berlin citizens who are used to participating in New Year’s Eve activities on New Year’s Eve, the only thing to be happy about is that the New Year’s Eve performance with the theme "Welcome 2021" will still be held in front of the Brandenburg Gate as scheduled, but according to the epidemic prevention regulations, it is not allowed The audience went to watch the scene.
Deutsche Television 2 will broadcast the entire event live, and viewers can not only enjoy the program on TV at home, but also learn real-time information and participate in interaction through social media online.
Starting on December 26, the section near the Brandenburg Gate has been closed, and the main stage is being built in full swing.
The activity of Berliners welcoming the New Year in public places dates back to the 19th century. In the first year after the reunification of Germany, Berlin locals and tourists from all over the country held the New Year celebration in front of the Brandenburg Gate for the first time. The response was enthusiastic, and it was retained as a traditional welcome event. In the millennium, the Berlin city government cooperated with major sponsors to officially hold the New Year’s Eve celebration in front of the Brandenburg Gate. In addition to the downtown area, hotels, theaters, and clubs have also participated in it, inviting people from all over the world. Artists and music groups come to perform, and the display of colorful fireworks has also become an important event to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. As a result, Berlin's New Year's Eve activities are becoming more commercial and entertaining.