Performers carry a giant graffiti ball during the opening Mass of the Kirchentag (Church Day) festival in Berlin, Germany, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, on May 24th, 2017.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel writes in a condolences book for former chancellor Helmut Kohl on June 18th, 2017, in Berlin, Germany.
Performers wearing masks of world leaders hold a placard reading: "Better Off Equal! Close the Gap Between Rich and Poor" during a demonstration called by several non-governmental organizations ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 2nd, 2017.
The national holiday celebrates the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.
Alex Hintermair clings to his ox Maxl during a race on Ascension in Bavaria on May 10th, 2018, in Taufkirchen, Germany.
Bands in traditional uniforms march in a costume parade on the second day of the 2017 Oktoberfest beer fest on September 17th, 2017, in Munich, Germany.
Activists hold a demonstration against diesel cars in front of the Transport Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on March 14th, 2018.
