At 3:30 p.m., this Sunday in February, the usually quiet main artery of Nagold, a pretty German town of some 20,000 souls less than two hours from Strasbourg, suddenly comes alive. To the sound of whistles, a thousand people parade in tight rows under the windows of traditional half-timbered houses in front of stunned passers-by, who, far from being chilled by the 5°C on the thermometer, wait in the long queue at the best ice cream parlor in the city center.
“Nagold, are you tolerant? » chants a female voice to the crowd. " Yes ! » say the participants in unison. At first timid, the question-and-answer game soon grows louder. Colorful signs are waved rhythmically towards the sky. On the pieces of cardboard, written in bold, a slogan that has become popular in the country: “Nie wieder ist jetzt” (“Never again”).
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