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Carnival in Upper Austria falls flat this year

No parades, no appearances, not even online, and no balls – the legendary Pirate Ball in Linz is one of the few to call its fans to an online campaign via social media, with the prospect of prizes such as tickets for the Pirate Ball 2022, then again at the Posthof in Linz.

In general, no events and parades are registered in the state capital. The last time there was a big carnival parade was in 2019 and before that every five years. It is not yet certain whether the fools will march through the city again in 2024. “When the Corona thing is over, we will sit down and talk about it,” said Wolfgang Harrer, President of the leading Ebelsberg Carnival Guild. “There’s nothing this year.” Even virtually, only the guild members would toast each other on Mardi Gras.

Fetzenzug, fools evenings and traditional guild canceled

One of the most active carnival communities is Ebensee, where the traditional parade usually takes place on Rose Monday. This tradition is around 120 years old and a UNESCO cultural heritage. The typical costumes are sewn from colorful scraps of fabric, with wooden masks and large hats worn. Not this year. Like the two parades on the weekend before, the shred procession was canceled in December.

Also in Gallspach (Grieskirchen district) things are usually very busy in the fifth season. There are several fool evenings and a big parade. This year everything was canceled in autumn, reported Klaus Aigner, President of the Gallspach Fool’s Guild. There will be no events online either. “No, it lives from the audience and the live atmosphere,” he said. He also doesn’t know of any other guild that is planning an online offer.

The traditional guild Ei-Li-Scho Rufling in Leonding (Linz-Land district) do without virtual appearances, although various internal online challenges such as building a snowman are very popular, the APA learned from the so-called Elferrat. The key to the town hall was also given virtually to the prince couple, each appointed for four years, which this year is still called Prince Christian the first of the sparkling bodies and Princess Petra the first to travel. The large crowd of guard girls usually causes a stir with acrobatics, but this year the home performance on Shrove Tuesday on the town square falls into the (Corona) water as well as all shows across the country. There is online training for the youngest, otherwise nothing is done.

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