German Unity Day

Dear users and authors,
tomorrow is German Unity Day. How do you mark the occasion?

Hey Josefa, and everyone else here, have a great holiday.

For me, it’s just a normal day—I have to work anyway. So no holiday vibe for me.

Since I’m actually younger than German Unity Day itself (I was born in ’91), I don’t have a personal connection to the day or its significance. (Of course, I’m aware of it and its importance! :))

I’m especially looking forward to a long weekend, and I always find it interesting to see reports about the past.

Tomorrow, we’re having friends over and plan to have a wonderful day.

For me, it’s a holiday like any other; I don’t have any particular feelings about it or anything.
I grew up with the border; for me, it was normal that there were two Germanys. 
 

Good morning—for me, it’s just a regular holiday where I realize once again just how old I am. It’s kind of funny when my own kids come up to me and ask about it because they’re covering the topic in school right now. “Hey, Mom, you were there back then, right?” *laughs* Wishing you all a wonderful holiday.

It’s a special day for us because my husband actually has the day off for once. He’s a sexton and, of course, is on duty for all church holidays.

But it’s also a meaningful day in its own right.
I grew up with the border.
We had relatives on the other side. My grandma always sent Christmas packages.
When restrictions eased, our relatives (only retirees)
were allowed to travel out for major milestone birthdays and not just for funerals. That’s how I got to know and love these aunts and uncles. So, of course, it was great when the border came down and free travel became possible. I think it’s good that Germany has come together again. There’s still a lot to do, and we all need to keep working on it.
That’s why this day is important to me.
Best regards, Marita 

For me, it’s just another holiday. Since we have a barn with animals, we have to get up early despite the holiday to take care of them. In the afternoon, I’ll tidy up the craft room. There are already lots of templates lying around again that need to be sorted. I might also knit a little more on my gloves. I hope no one comes to visit and that it’ll be a quiet day. The day is important, but it doesn’t hold any special meaning for me. It didn’t change much for us; for renters, it actually became harder to find apartments here, too. Personally, I think it’s terrible that so many people have left their homeland, thinking everything would be better here. We need to do much more to create incentives for people to work and live well there too.
It would have been better to build new factories there than to outsource everything to foreign countries.
But they’re only realizing that now.
I wish everyone a happy holiday and time for crafts.

I can’t remember the time before the Berlin Wall was built—I was still too young. But since we had a lot of relatives “over there,” it was always a topic of conversation in our family. And when the Wall finally fell, it was truly moving. But that was so long ago now—I’m actually more surprised that so many people still think in terms of East and West; I would have thought that would fade away faster.
Personally, I don’t care that it’s a holiday—we no longer work, so we’re more relaxed about our free time.

It’s a wonderful holiday for us, since ours is an East-West marriage :).

My husband was born and raised in the GDR, and I’m from North Rhine-Westphalia.

But we’re not doing anything special. We’re just happy to have the day off.

Best regards,
Sonja

Yeah, now that you mention it, Sonja, that’s how it is for us, too. An East-West marriage. Exactly. I’m from the East, and my husband is from the West (Frankfurt am Main).
So something good after all. 😀

A child’s take on German Unity Day:

“There used to be several Germanys, but now we only have enough money for one.”

Veronika, that quote is great.

Yeah, the little guy is 7 or 8—I’m not exactly sure—and he can explain life to you so well that you’re left speechless! He’s definitely going to be a politician one day! 🤣

You wouldn’t believe how closely children this age pay attention to everything that’s said.