Finally booth magic again

Christmas market with no mask requirement, no 3G regulation, no alcohol ban: Bavaria's Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) and Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (FW) surprised a few days ago with this announcement.

What about booth magic in the district this year?

Erding

- “If it stayed that way, it would be a huge relief for us. With 3G and a mask requirement, a security service would have been necessary. Organizing that and the rest of the precautions would have been a lot more work. That is no longer necessary, ”says Harald Weizenbeck from MSC Isen happily. If the pandemic allows, the motorsport club wants to organize a Christmas market again. "The huts are reserved, we have the first commitments, and we want to work out the supporting program in the next day," explains the chairman.

Christian Wanninger is not quite as optimistic.

“We don't have the final concept yet and therefore don't yet know the exact specifications.

However, the decision, which we only know from the media so far, would of course be a relief for us, ”says the press spokesman for the city of Erding.

“Winter wonderland” on Kleiner Platz in Erding?

The Christmas market in Erding is currently planned from November 26th to December 23rd.

David Ritter will be there for the first time.

The restaurateur (Weekend Club, Sommergarten, Kennedy Bar) is just bursting with anticipation: “Together with the Wolfra company, we have two mulled wine stands at Kleiner Platz.

I am also responsible for the design of the Christmas market.

We want to decorate the square with real fir trees and set up fire tables so that you can warm your hands there, ”he explains.

“However, we have another meeting next week where we can discuss everything in more detail.” In any case, Ritter announces a “winter wonderland with a lot of love for detail” on the social network Facebook.

"Lights in Advent" instead of "Advent in the Castle" in Taufkirchen

In Wartenberg, it is very important to the community to let the Nikolausmarkt take place again. “We really wanted to do it and would have gone up to 3G and site fence. However, it now looks as if we don't have to take any restrictions into account, ”says Sandra Hänsel from the administration. Most of the stallholders have already agreed that they want to be there. The market is scheduled to take place from December 3rd to 5th.

The planning in Taufkirchen is not that far, explains press spokeswoman Renate Bauer: “We sat down for the first time on Wednesday and decided that a pre-Christmas market should take place this year.

The decision of the state government played into our cards. ”However, the concept had to be changed: For reasons of space, there is no Advent in the castle, but a market around the moated castle.

It is under the motto "Lights in Advent" on 4th / 5th.

December planned.

Munich Airport: No Christmas and winter markets this year

But there are also markets that have already been canceled. The forest Christmas in Mooslern, for example. "We decided two weeks ago that there would be no forest Christmas this year," explains organizer Rolf Bollinger. He doesn't really trust the roast: “The risk is too high that something will change again. If you listen to the RKI like that, the situation could worsen again. Then more far-reaching restrictions would be necessary. "

At Munich Airport, the hope of a Christmas and winter market was buried earlier.

“We had to make a decision very early on,” explains press officer Ingo Anspach.

A major reason for the cancellation was the drop in traffic at the airport: "If there are too few guests, then the Christmas market does not make economic sense for us." But the "confusing and uncertain pandemic situation" was also a reason.

However, Anspach looks hopefully into the future: "We hope that we can hold our Christmas market again next year."

Benedikt Klingbeil