Citizens of Berlin released over 7,000 balloons into the sky sunday night, many balloons carrying messages of hope in a new start to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall that once separated berlin into two cities. "For peace and freedom," Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit famous words from a speech he delivered to the crowd of celebrating citizens, this crowd ranged from tens of thousands of berlin citizens celebrating the re birth of their city since november9, 1989. These balloons also meant symbolic meanings to the 138 people who died throughout the berlin wall back in 1989. "It was about reclaiming freedom, about being citizens, not subjects," Merkel said during the ceremony at the main memorial site.
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