Stock Photo - 09 October 2023, Saxony, Leipzig: Burkhard Jung (SPD, front from left), Mayor of the City of Leipzig, Kirsten Fehrs, Deputy Chairwoman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Michael Kretschmer (CDU), Prime Minister of Saxony, and Carsten Schneider (SPD), Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany, place candles in the courtyard of St. Nicholas Church for the Leipzig Light Festival. Here, citizens create an 89 out of candles. The city of Leipzig commemorates the Peaceful Revolution in the fall of 1989 with numerous events. The festivities began with the Peace Prayer in the Nikolaikirche, where many people found courage and hope in the midst of uncertain conditions at the time. In the evening, all the city center bells rang out and several light installations lit up the center. On October 9, 1989, at least 70,000 people had demonstrated in Leipzig. This large demonstration is considered decisive on the way to the fall of the Wall a month later. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa. - Leipzig/Saxony/Germany