The Nuremberg Christmas market cancels its edition this year
Recognized by travelers from all over the world for its dreamy decoration and magical atmosphere that arises between horse-drawn carriage rides or the delicious gingerbread, the traditional Nuremberg Christmas market It is among the favorites of those who have a preference for those little streets adorned with endless lights and typical stalls selling local crafts or mulled wine.
But on this occasion, as a result of the advance of coronavirus cases in recent weeks in Germany, the local authorities have decided cancel the edition of the Nuremberg Christmas market that this year was scheduled from Friday, November 27 to Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2020.
The traditional event, which has been conceived centuries ago, more specifically in 1628, had only been canceled once since its inauguration: World War II caused Nuremberg not to open the doors of the market. Now, in 2020, the pandemic caused by the coronavirus has led them to suspend the traditional festivities for the second time.
This has been confirmed on social networks Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt as well as the Mayor of Nuremberg Marcus König : "In view of the increasing number of coronavirus cases, the city of Nuremberg has decided, with great regret, to cancel the Christkindlesmarkt 2020. This decision is not an easy one for us, after long deliberations and in order to protect the population , we came to the conclusion not to allow the Christkindlesmarkt to take place this year," he states in his official account.
Although until recently the cases seemed to have been under control in the different German cities, in recent days the infections per 100,000 inhabitants they are increasing, having declared 16,240 new cases on November 2: "The number of new coronavirus infections in Nuremberg is approaching the threshold of 100 infections in seven days per 100,000 inhabitants. The value according to the traffic light of the Ministry of Health of Bavaria is currently 76.01 . "It can be assumed that the threshold will rise above 100 in the near future and the Ministry's health traffic light will turn dark red ", emphasizes the mayor Marcus König. This means additional restrictions apply to population and events.
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The traditional market was going to be replaced by four large stalls in the square, generating large corridors for the influx of neighbors, trying to comply with the rules of social distance and capacity. But given the worsening of the health situation, that option is not viable either. The mayor, together with the Director of Economy, Dr. Michael Fraas, have offered merchants a new option: to create individual stands that are scattered throughout the city, as is usually done in the summer months, to avoid concentrations: “I can understand everyone, including myself, now having a hard time digesting this decision. But it's a matter of common sense ”, pointed out Dr. Fraas. " It is better to activate the emergency brake now than a few days before the start of the market".
Thus, since this Monday a partial lockdown in Germany , which will be in force for a total of four weeks, forcing the closure of restaurants, beauty salons, cultural and leisure activities, while establishing stricter rules for personal gatherings.
The santa claus sleighs , the nostalgia carousel, the Ferris wheel, the steam train or the craft activities for the little ones They will have to wait until Christmas 2021 , and from the Nuremberg flea market they announced that they would soon announce the dates for next year.