Citizens of Hamburg Welcome Refugees With Celebration
A neighborhood initiative called Refugees welcome – Karoviertel organized a meal and celebration to welcome refugees to the community of Hamburg, Germany.
Citizens of Hamburg brought food and drinks to celebrate the arrival of what they hope to be, new fellow citizens.
Morethan 500 refugees from Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan, Eritrea and other
countries participated in the celebration. They are currently living in
exhibition halls in Hamburg and most of them have been in Germany for
less than two weeks.
In stark contrast to neo-Nazis,
as a first experience of Germany and of Germans, for these refugees
were people who welcomed them with open arms, hoping that more will
come.
No organization founded the event, it was all done by
people of the community who want to show their solidarity with those who
have lost homes and loved ones in wars. Some brought salad and bread,
others meat, cakes or fruit.
During the gathering, one of the
refugees asked if he can plug in his smartphone in the loudspeakers.
Soon enough, first beets of Arab music came, and locals had a real show
of Middle Eastern dances.
