Important Festivals: Many festivals are celebrated widely in Berlin. A festival of Berlin, which is extremely popular among the residents and which is famous throughout the world is Love Parade. An believable 1.5 million people take part in this festival. There are hundreds of floats in the parade, which winds its way through the Unter Den Linden street of Berlin. This annual parade is held to celebrate the re-unification of Berlin, techno music and dance, and everything that is out-of-ordinary and wacky.
Customs and Traditions: If you order schnapps in Berlin, usually it will be served to you in a miniature bottle. The customary tradition to drink schnapps is to tap the bottle upside down on the table and then unscrew the cap.
You have to then place the cap of the bottle on your nose. After this, you have to put the bottle in your mouth, tilt your head and drink the schnapps. This is the customary way of drinking it. Another unique type of beer available in Germany is the Berliner Weisse. It's made by mixing raspberry syrup with an effervescent and wheat beer, which is very sour and has been produced locally. It is low in alcohol content and a very pleasant drink to have during the summers.
