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Goodbye mulled wine and stall magic! Several famous Christmas markets were canceled on Monday. And it probably won’t be the last …
► The world famous Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg is canceled this year due to the corona pandemic. The city announced Monday. “This decision is very difficult for us. The Christkindlesmarkt with its great tradition is part of Nuremberg, ”said Mayor Marcus König (CSU). The city administration also canceled the Christkindlesmarkt in Augsburg.
► Due to the sharp increase in the number of wreath cases, all Christmas markets in Münster will also be canceled this year. The city administration made this decision on Monday at a meeting called on short notice together with the organizers. At the meeting it was clear that the organizers unanimously support the decision.
► The Hanseatic city of Lübeck has also canceled the entire Christmas market. As of Tuesday, a mask requirement applies throughout the old town of Lübeck. Despite the cancellation of the Christmas market, there will be a Christmas atmosphere, the organizers of Lübeck and Travemünde Marketing (LTM) assured on their website. An atmospheric winter production is planned in the old town.
► Due to the critical situation in Corona, the city of Erfurt also canceled the Christmas market this year. The decision was made on Sunday after a crisis meeting, the city announced. “The infection situation in the city leaves us no other option,” said Mayor Andreas Bausewein (SPD), explaining the decision. The Christmas markets in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt / Main had also been victims of the pandemic in recent days.
