In Germany, Good Friday, or 'Karfreitag' is a designated silent holiday. Here's a look at what's allowed and what's not, and what you can still get up to on the public holiday.
Less than half of Germans are Christian, but dancing bans still apply on Good Friday - varying in severity between the country's 16 states. What are the rules, and how strictly are they followed?
Berlin's legendary KitKat fetish nightclub will reopen to the public on Friday, but visitors might be disappointed to discover that the only latex on show will be medical gloves.
The majority of states in Germany have a ban on dancing in public on Good Friday, and even Berlin will be a dance-free zone for most of the day out of respect for the religious holiday.
Berlin’s famous club scene has long been hyped as among the best in the world. But a new study has shown that aside from comprising an essential stitch in the city’s “poor but sexy” fabric, Berlin’s nightlife has a very real economic value to match its unmeasurable street cred.
Twin decks perched on a candlelit altar, Robert Hood mixed trademark minimalist techno with God, as the charismatic producer and ordained priest wowed a packed Berlin church on Friday night.
Who says Germans don't know how to have fun? In a recent study by HostelWorld, Hamburg has been voted the top city in the world for a night out, with Berlin coming in at a close third.
There is perhaps no other city in the world as famous for its nightlife and clubs as Berlin. We give you the lowdown on the Berlin clubs everyone has to visit - if you can get in that is.
As part of the city's Day of Open Monuments, eight Berlin clubs will be opening their doors, saving visitors the hassle of waiting in a long queue and facing a grumpy bouncer.
Hollywood star Claire Danes took a break from shooting the new season of Homeland in Berlin this year to drop into the capital's most notorious club – and she liked what she found.
"Night is Life": so runs the title of a book to be published on Friday by Sven Marquardt, the merciless bouncer of Berlin's world-famous Berghain club. He may be hard to get past, but our German of the Week also has a sensitive side.
Despite Berlin’s reputed round-the-clock nightlife, all of the capital’s bars close at <i>some</i> point, right? Well, not quite. Exberliner magazine’s <b>Jacob Heinze</b> discovered four real 24-hour drinking joints.
Growing numbers of young Israelis are moving to Berlin, eager to put the shadow of the past behind them. <b>Ruth Michaelson</b> reports on why so many are "meshugge" for the German capital and how they are shaping its culture.
Plans to develop desirable property along Berlin’s Spree River into a quarter for media companies has run into stiff opposition from residents fearing the city is selling out its unique spaces. Melanie Sevcenko reports.
