Kalistani Major History

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Following Coronation, Wellwishers hold spontaneous Street Parties in Kaliburg
"Coronation just an excuse for mayhem" says old people
Kaliburg, Ananto
Septemebr 10, 5209


Several large celebrations, such as this "royal themed" event turned into night of rioting in Capital

Following the coronation of Emperor David I Ananto and Empress Katherine yesterday, thousands of citizens of Kaliburg took to the streets, public parks and music venues to celebrate. The Coronation, which ended nearly 1 Ananto Local time, was followed immediately by the first public demonstrations, which began to form on Mall in front of the Imperial Seat soon after the new Emperor arrived. The demonstration was non-violent, but did involve copious amounts of alcohol, royal costumes and loud music featuring Acid Rock band Mica's Time Machine.

Elsewhere, demonstrations in celebration of the Coronation shut down traffic for house as throngs of people marched about, singing songs, laughing, and roaming in groups ranging from 50- 6000 in some counts. Some were headed to concert venues to listen to impromptu shows, some were not. As the night wore on and the demonstrations and rowdiness continued, some of the groups began destroying property. There were reports of property damage all across the Capital, from Chancellory to Zappa City, Lolla and Gallo, and even some vandalism on campus of Kaliburg Republican. Most of the destruction was alcohol fueled, rather than politically motivated, and the property damage was estimated to be in the tens of thousands of Rubles.

Disturbances had generally died down by sunrise, as people slowly filtered home and the bands began putting away their equipment away. By Noon today, there were only isolated reports of interventions by the police. Many old people dismissed the disruption, calling the coronation "just an excuse for mayhem" but for the most part, people in the Capital shrugged the night's anarchy off and chalked it up to youthful exuberance.