Customs – Düsseldorf – Carnival start: With Hoppeditz, without alcohol and moving – culture

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) – The Düsseldorf carnivalists want to start the carnival session with the Hoppeditz awakening in the Corona crisis – but alcohol-free and without moving on November 11th. The Comitee Düsseldorfer Carneval eV made this clear on Wednesday after a board meeting. The Hoppeditz awakening on Rathausplatz has marked the beginning of the fifth season in Düsseldorf for almost 150 years. “We will stick to this tradition even in times of the Corona crisis,” said the president of the association Michael L … The event will take place without serving alcohol. The choice of the prince couple, however, will be postponed from November to January.

The fools criticized the state government: it needed clear guidelines for the implementation of the planned events, especially for the Rose Monday procession. “Expressions of opinion by individual politicians on the subject of carnival do not help us,” said President L …

Numerous politicians, including Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn, but also the Vice-Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Joachim Stamp, had spoken out in favor of canceling the carnival. In view of the Corona requirements for major events, the Cologne carnivalists are also planning an alternative start to the session with significantly fewer visitors.

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