Unification Day

October 3rd, June 17th, November 9th

June 17th- 17.6 1953 demonstrations and others- from 1954 to 1990 it was a holiday in west germany- got fought down with sowjet tanks- To show the interests of the workers

9th November- Controlled breakdown of the wall- Got forced by the USA, Russia and others- Represantative are Gorbatschow, Kohl, «I`ve been looking for

freedom» by David Hasselhoff

3th of October- Official Reunification DayHappened- in 1990, 1 year after the wall fell- Was about to be moved to another date in 2004

Celebration- Celebrates the Reunition of Germany in 1990- Gets celebrated in a different city every year(in Hanover 2014)- There are speaches or concerts to celebrate- Others like pounds with a special motive- No celebration at home as far as we experienced- There are still rest bricks to remember

DDR- Left winged, socialist/communist workers state- Everyone was supposed to be even - Represantative things e.g. Trabant- Whoever tried to pass the wall got shot at(80-138 victims) or at least

got to prison -> closed border through the whole country

Sources- http://www.koschyk.de/allgemein/parlamentarischer-staatssekretar-

hartmut-koschyk-stellt-in-dresden-10-euro-silber-gedenkmunze-und-sonderbriefmarke-vor-6685.html

- http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/tag-der-deutschen-einheit-3-oktober-bleibt-feiertag-schroeder-verlogene-debatte-1195037.html

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmRPP2WXX0U

17th of may

The National Day in Norway

• 1814• Eidsvoll• 18th

• Sweden• 4th november

How it’s celebrated

• Good breakfast• Wearing «bunad» or suit• No school or work• Streets are filled up with people• Flags and toys making sound

Bunad

• Different kinds from different places in Norway• Only for special events• Has been in Norway for a long time

• The first official parade • Bjørnson • 1869 • 1889• 1910 • 1940-1945 • Oslo School of Business

Sources