After stopping last year due to the Corona pandemic, the carnival season has returned to hold its activities in German cities according to strict health rules. This comes and injuries are re-rising on a record, and even the "Prince" of the carnival himself is injured.
Amid joy and joy surrounded by fears and criticism due to the record high numbers of infection with the Corona virus, the activities of the new carnival season began in a number of cities in North Rhine-Westphalia today, Thursday (November 11, 2021).
The activities traditionally start at the 11th minute after the 11th hour on the 11th of the 11th month, and the events are held over a period of months until the time of Great Lent that precedes Easter for Christian denominations. The main events of the carnival will be held in late February, and end with Ash Wednesday, which will fall this time on the second of next March.
In Cologne, the carnival season was inaugurated by the city's mayor, Henriette Rieker. Immediately after that, musical and lyrical performances began, in the presence of thousands of people who are known in the language of the common people as "yiken" (literally: clowns) in their disguises of different colors and shapes.
And the carnival season was canceled last year (2020) due to the general closure due to the Corona pandemic, but it returned this season with the “2G” rule, which means that whoever participates in the festival must be one of two, either vaccinated against the virus or recovering from it. Corona.
"All restaurants, all the organizers, as well as we as a city have taken many measures to enable the celebration to be celebrated as safely as possible," Cologne Mayor Henriette Reeker told the German news agency DPA, noting that many guests from around the world attended the opening of the carnival season. .
The "Prince" of the carnival was infected with Corona
On the eve of the carnival, it was confirmed that his “princess” was infected with the Corona virus. Therefore, the "Carnival Trio" has been canceled for any of the events. The carnival committee said on Wednesday evening that "Prince" Sven Olive, who received the double vaccine, is not experiencing any symptoms and is comfortable under these conditions. The "carnival trio" consists of a prince, a farmer, and a maiden (a young woman). The trio will not participate in any events in the coming days, although it has not been proven that the farmer and the virgin were infected with the virus, and the prince said he was sad that he was not able to attend the launch of the carnival, "but safety takes priority," as he put it.
And the authorities of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's largest state in terms of population, in which Cologne is located, insisted that participation in public events be limited to those who received the vaccine or those who recovered, or those who provide a negative test for Corona, while the city of Dusseldorf, the state capital, planned , a step forward and insisted on restricting the right to participate in public activities to the vaccinated and the recovered.
Cologne followed Dusseldorf's lead, however, many owners of pubs, clubs and halls decided not to open their doors today during the celebration of the start of the carnival season due to the high number of injuries.
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