Coronablog – New, disturbing virus variant is called “omikron”, Christmas market and end-of-year fireworks in Antwerp deleted
The city of Antwerp is removing the Christmas market, the end-of-year fireworks and the New Year’s reception from the program of its Winter of Antwerp city festival. That was decided on Friday at a meeting of the urban crisis cell on Friday.
“This is not a decision, but the supralocal measures and the decision curve unfortunately leave us little choice,” said Mayor Bart De Wever (N-VA). “In addition, we also notice that there was less enthusiasm among exhibitors.”
An important group of exhibitors of the Christmas market would indeed have asked to cancel the stricter measures of the Consultation Committee for the chalets of the Christmas market. “In addition, it shows the practical and safe organization of the Christmas chalet village, spread over different places in the historical situation,” the city said. “The same goes for the New Year’s fireworks and the traditional New Year’s reception.”
Various other activities of Winter Antwerp will continue for the time being, the city. The skating rink and associated bar, the Ferris wheel, the Winterfoor, the Joe Xmas House on the Grote Markt, the nativity scene, the stargazing at Het Steen and various animations will continue as planned until further notice. “There are still plenty of events that we can safely organize to warm up this Christmas and New Year period,” says De Wever.
For Christmas and New Year’s shopping, there will also be promotions on the Meir Shoppers will be the distance rule during shopping times by dynamic and on peak days by stewards the distance rule and to wear with a mouth nose.