The Oktoberfest is on the brink, said Prime Minister Markus Söder. People from Munich have now come up with campaigns so that the Oktoberfest can take place this year.
- The corona crisis * has changed everyone's lives dramatically.
- For several weeks now, exit restrictions have also applied in Munich *.
- At a press conference, Prime Minister Söder announced that all events up to and including August would not take place.
- People in Munich have now come up with curious actions so that the world's largest folk festival can still take place.
Munich - The annual highlight in the Bavarian capital has been discussed in Munich for some time. Due to the Corona crisis, the Oktoberfest is increasingly on the brink. Not least according to the words of the Bavarian Prime Minister , who emphasized in an interview with Bavarian TV that the Oktoberfest was not going well .
Corona virus in Munich: Oktoberfest on the verge - but some don't give up
All major events would not take place up to and including August. Judging from this, in the event of a “go” for the Oktoberfest - three weeks after the end of the drastic measures - one of the biggest events of the year could theoretically take place. Several people in Munich have now come up with creative actions so as not to let the last glimmer of hope suffocate.
Corona in Munich: Oktoberfest before cancellation - poster campaign goes viral
An action of hope starts on the second floor: Michael Mitschke (31) is pessimistic about Corona when it comes to the Oktoberfest 2020 - but you can still dream ... That's why he let his girlfriend take a picture with a sign in his hand. The message from the second floor in Oetztaler Straße (Sendling): stay at home, I want to go to the Oktoberfest ! "We thought it was a funny idea," said the engineer.
Michael Mitschke still has hope that the Oktoberfest can take place.
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He never thought that the photo would go viral on social media. "I just wanted to make my contribution," says the Munich native. Mitschke has been to the Oktoberfest every year since his youth . There he also met his girlfriend. “It is a real shame if there are no Oktoberfest in 2020. But if that happens, then I'm looking forward to next year ! "
Corona in Munich: Oktoberfest poster finds imitators
Even Instagram -Userin "misseywonderland" let himself be carried away by the action and advocates in dirndl with the same words on a poster. It remains to be seen whether the actions will ultimately lead to success.
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