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Hamburg (dpa / lno) - Although the Hamburg port birthday on the Elbe is also canceled this year due to corona, fans of the maritime do not have to completely do without the celebration. At least online should be celebrated for three days, as the economic authority announced on Monday in Hamburg. Among other things, there will be live shows on May 8th and 9th in the evenings with music by the maritime band Albers Ahoi, reggae by Guacayo, entertainment by Bernd Begemann, folk pop by Joseh and soulful tones by Enno Bunger and Singer -Songwriters Tom Klose will be filled. Drag queen Olivia Jones, the makers of the miniature wonderland and singer Achim Reichel are also expected.
However, following tradition, the digital port birthday will start on Friday with the International Ecumenical Opening Service in the main church of St. Michaelis.
The service will be streamed live at 3:30 p.m.
The opening is followed by the welcoming speech by Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) on the museum ship “Rickmer Rickmers”.
Port birthday fans can also vote for the best musicians at a band contest in the Knust Live Club, listen to the port snacks by cabaret artists Lutz von Rosenberg Lipinsky and Kerim Pamuk, and move digitally through the port and access individual program items.
This also includes the tug ballet, the fireworks and greetings from traditional sailors.
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Even the popular entry parade does not have to be missed: Painted pictures of ships by children up to 14 years old (the works of art can still be uploaded until May 3rd) bring the parade to life virtually.
The Hamburg port birthday has been celebrated since 1977 and is one of the largest port festivals in the world, according to the economic authorities, with more than a million visitors and around 300 participating ships every year.
The maritime celebration was also canceled in 2020 due to corona.
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