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Rose Monday only in May: The junkies from Düsseldorf hope that, despite Corona, it will be possible to celebrate properly on the streets again. In Leverkusen, however, the carnival parades were canceled.
Düsseldorf – The Düsseldorfer Jecken postpone the Rose Monday procession due to the corona pandemic in the coming year from February 28th to May 8th. That was decided on Wednesday by the Düsseldorf Carneval Committee. The new date opens the chance to carry out the Düsseldorf Rose Monday procession in the usual way with thousands of spectators on the roadside, the fools justified the step.
“We all assume that we will have overcome the fourth corona wave in the coming spring,” said the president of the committee, Michael L Bäumen. At the same time, the associated extension of the session offers all clubs the opportunity to postpone their events planned for January and February 2022. “We see this as a real opportunity to keep the carnival alive and still celebrate,” said Vice President Stefan Kleinehr.
According to its own information, the committee agreed to extend the session until May 8th with representatives of the city of Düsseldorf and the Catholic parish. The Düsseldorf Carneval Committee is the umbrella organization for the Carnival in Düsseldorf and was founded in 1825.
In Leverkusen, however, the carnival parades were canceled due to the pandemic. The carnival societies wanted to send a “clear signal for the 2021/2022 session”, the city announced on Wednesday. The evening before there was a corresponding general meeting of the Leverkusener Carnival Festival Committee (FLK). The moves in the districts of Wiesdorf, Opladen and Hitdorf have now been canceled. A spokeswoman said that two more had been canceled beforehand.