Carnival: No meetings, no trains in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bonn

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A few hours before the carnival summit at the Düsseldorf State Chancellery, what is probably the Jecken’s most important demand has already been leaked: all street and gathering carnival should be canceled.

This is what the heads of the carnival bastions of Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bonn and Aachen want to achieve in their meeting with representatives of the state government on Friday afternoon (September 18).

At the press conference in Düsseldorf on Friday evening, Secretary of State Nathanael Liminski (CDU) and the Chairman of the Cologne Festival Committee, Christoph Kuckelkorn, confirm the information that has already been leaked about the cancellation of the carnival in the Rhineland. North-Westphalia.

Christoph Kuckelkorn announces cancellation of carnival gathering

The four carnival committees from the cities of Düsseldorf, Cologne, Bonn and Aachen agreed at a carnival summit with the state government to reduce the number of traditional events this winter.

So you can’t make big moves. Carnival balls or street parties will also not be possible due to the Crown Protection Ordinance of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Only so-called “cultural carnival events” should be allowed to take place under strict conditions.

Carnival parties despite Corona? State government appeals to jesters

The state government of North Rhine-Westphalia swears the jokes in the state to the numerous restrictions on the street carnival. “Do not go to the carnival bastions on the big days,” appealed the head of the State Chancellery, Nathanael Liminski.

Carnival must be prevented from becoming a source of contagion. You have to tell everyone: “This is not the carnival that lived in previous years.”

There are no street carnivals in Cologne, Bonn, Aachen and Düsseldorf

The presidents, including the chairman of the Cologne festival committee Christoph Kuckelkorn, wanted the state government to issue the bans in advance. The Jecken expect legal certainty for all carnival clubs and societies in North Rhine-Westphalia.

In addition, the presidents are pronounced in favor of the prohibition of the alcohol and the permanence in the centers of the cities, as it was known. Hecken chiefs on the Rhine worry that the carnival will get out of control.

However, it is not certain whether the state government will go along with the plans: in particular, enforcing bans on staying or drinking in limited areas of cities is legally difficult. However, the decision was made at Brusselser Platz in Cologne.

Under the conditions of Corona, Scholl-and Veedelszöch and the trains in the districts cannot be organized or financed, according to the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee.

Cities like Leverkusen had already canceled all moves in advance. The Cologne Veedel shows are also not held in Ehrenfeld, Zollstock and Südstadt.

Carnival in Corona times: revelers fear losing their image

According to information from EXPRESS, Kuckelkorn and company fear a significant loss of image: the images that could go around the world of a massive festival with violations of the Corona protection regulations would be much worse than missing a session on the carnival business that worth millions.

Cologne Carnival Festival Committee: No general cancellation

However, due to general rejection, at least the idiots in Cologne don’t want to know anything, as they learned. You can’t just ban carnival, according to the festival committee. Smaller events with seating and spaces can be conceived.

There should also be a triumvirate. EXPRESS had already reported on possible scenarios for a proclamation. The same goes for a “Rose Monday procession” without Zoch: among other things, the Persiflagewagen is at least being considered at individual locations in the city.