01/03/2022
📍Köln, Germany 德國科隆
Carnival festivities in Cologne has turned into a peaceful demonstration this Monday, where tens of thousands of participants showed their support to Ukraine.
Participants gathered at Chlodwigplatz in Cologne in the morning, and wore pale blue and yellow clothes, which represented Ukraine, as well as face masks with the flag of Ukraine drawn.
Meanwhile, some has made posters and banners to support the country and satirize Russia President Putin and condemn his act of invasion.
Cologne Carnival is one of the most prestigious carnival in Europe, with history of nearly 200 years. The demonstration, formerly a parade called ‘Rose Monday’, was an occasion for participants to satirize politicians and current affairs. The theme of the carnival this year was “Alles hät sing Zick” (Everything has its time), and Rose Monday Parade was designated to be held in a stadium.
But in view of the invasion of Russia, the organizer announced last week to cancel the Monday event, replacing it with a peaceful demonstration in the city, which would begin at 10am in Chlodwigplatz, with a demonstration in the city of 4.5km, but the demonstration eventually started at 12:30pm local time.
Germany has earlier announced that it would increase its defence spending by 100 billion euros and provide anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine, which was seen as the largest shift of the country’s conservative attitude after World War II.
一年一度的科隆嘉年華，其中一個重頭戲「玫瑰星期一」因應俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭以取消，並以和平遊行代替，過萬名參加者以各式道具表達支持烏克蘭及反戰思想。
在遊行中，與烏克蘭有關的物品是參加者必備，不少參加者穿上象徵烏克蘭的淺藍及黃色服飾，又在口罩上畫上烏克蘭國旗。同一時間，有參加者製作道具及標語，分別表達對烏克蘭的支持，及諷刺俄羅斯總統普京。
科隆嘉年華有近200年的歷史，屬歐洲其中一個最大型、悠久的嘉年華。作為活動之一，「玫瑰星期一」原本讓參加者諷刺政客，每年都會有不少市民化身成德國參議員，甚至是總理，在科隆街上遊走，諷刺他們施政。
嘉年華去年因應疫情取消，今年主題原為「每項東西都有其時間」(Everything has its time)，而「玫瑰星期一」原本會移師室內體育場舉行，但主辦方上周宣布，因應俄烏局勢取消活動，改為和平遊行，早上10點由Chlodwigplatz出發，遊行4.5公里，但活動最後到約12時半才起步。
較早前，德國總理舒以茨宣布，就近期俄羅斯及烏克蘭局勢，將大增德國國防開支一千億歐元，更會向烏克蘭輸出軍備，包括1000件反坦克武器及500枚地對空導彈，被外界視為德國在二戰後軍事保守態度的一大改變。
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