Before May 1st, there had been destruction by rioters in Berlin-Mitte on Saturday night, who sprayed slogans related to May 1st.
The evening of Walpurgis Night was initially very relaxed.
Nevertheless, the police sent a helicopter.
Berlin – Even before May 1st, two left-wing demonstrations passed largely peacefully through Berlin districts on Sunday.
A demonstration started in Wedding in the afternoon.
According to the police, there were about 650 participants.
A police spokesman said after the end that everything went smoothly.
The demonstration was entitled "Peace instead of capitalism - stop the arms race and end poverty".
Banners read, among other things, “Stop NATO” and “Stop the war against Russia.
No weapons for Ukraine.
For the defeat of NATO.”
In the evening, women started a demonstration at Mariannenplatz in Kreuzberg entitled “Take back the night.
Demonstration".
According to initial information from the police, there were around 2,000 participants.
They ran in the direction of the Schlesisches Tor.
There were anti-police chants, firecrackers were set off and Bengal fire was let off.
According to the information, up to 3,400 police officers were on duty on Sunday.
Support came from Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein and from the federal police.
The Lower Saxony even sent a police helicopter to Berlin for reinforcements.
The police also kept an eye on the parks, where many people had gathered because of the good weather.
"Our helicopter is now getting an overview of the situation in the well-frequented parks in northern Berlin," the police tweeted.
One wants to determine where there is a particular crowd, because there have always been smaller riots in previous years, according to the police.
It was very crowded into the evening, for example in the Mauerpark, in the Gleisdreieckpark and in Treptower Park, where smaller parties were celebrated on the meadows.
May Day itself is again the occasion for numerous demonstrations through Berlin on Monday.
The main focus of the police is the usual "Revolutionary May Day demonstration" of left and radical left groups from Neukölln to Kreuzberg.
The police expect 10,000 to 15,000 participants.
In the past, there have been repeated outbreaks of violence at the demonstration, mainly by left-wing rioters.
In the afternoon, left-wing groups want to move through the villa district of Grunewald with satirical actions and demonstrations.
According to the police, 6,300 officers were on duty throughout the long weekend.
Berlin's new governing mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) hopes for demonstrations without violence.
"I wish that we all experience a peaceful May 1st," he told the RBB broadcaster.
Wegner and Interior Senator Iris Spranger (SPD) want to get an overview of the operations of the police and fire brigade and visit one station each.
dpa