The Nuremberg Spring Festival would have started on the weekend.
Instead, the showmen met for a rally to draw attention to their situation.
Nuremberg
- This year's Nuremberg Spring Festival had to be canceled at the beginning of March, like last year, due to the corona pandemic.
Last weekend, on Saturday afternoon (April 3), the festive opening of the festival actually took place.
Instead, the showmen gathered for a protest on the fairground in Nuremberg *.
"We want to bring joy again" was written on the signs of those present.
Economic advisor Dr.
Michael Fraas came to the action on Saturday on behalf of the mayor.
The festival queen Christina Späth was also there.
A concert organ that is over 100 years old creates a bit of a festival atmosphere at the rally, at least acoustically, as reported by
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
.
“Today we would have opened the Spring Festival ... the pandemic was against it.
We are sad! “, Write the organizers on the Facebook page of the Nuremberg folk festival.
Nuremberg folk festival: showmen gathered for protest action on the fairground
The emotional statements showed how much it was missing "that the showmen have not been allowed to pursue their profession or vocation for around 70 weeks," the post continues.
The showmen do not want to be dependent on government aid, they want to earn their own living.
It is not just an economic problem, but above all a psychological one.
It is hoped that the alternative concept “NürnBärLand”, which was developed together with the city of Nuremberg, could take place.
In the mobile amusement park, only a third of the operations are to be spread over 60,000 square meters.
There is also a strict hygiene concept.
But even that will only be possible if the infection process allows it.
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