After a two-year break, Germany's famed Oktoberfest will return
Source : Times Travel
Date : 09th May, 2022
Date : 09th May, 2022
After a two-year break owing to the Coronavirus pandemic, Germany's famed Oktoberfest beer festival will return to Munich this year. The mayor of the city recently announced this. According to reports, the festival will begin on September 17 and run through October 3.
During a press conference, Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter stated that the event will be held without any restrictions or limits, meaning that no social distancing, face masks, or vaccine cards will be required.
In recent years, almost six million people have attended the festival. According to reports, it began in 1880 for Princess Therese of Sachsen-wedding; Hildburghausen's two years later, beer tents were added, and it quickly became Germany's largest tourist event.
Following the emergence of COVID in 2020, the festival was reportedly cancelled for the first time since World War II. The festival, which is usually held in September and October, was postponed in 2021 due to Germany's struggle with the dangerous COVID virus.
He went on to say that he hopes the situation does not worsen in the fall and that the festival will not be cancelled at the last minute.
According to reports, Germany has repealed the majority of COVID-related regulations, including the necessity to wear face masks in schools and stores, as well as plans to implement a vaccine mandate.
In addition, Reiter stated that cancelling the Oktoberfest due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict could not be justified, and expressed his sympathy with Ukraine and Munich's twin city Kyiv. He also added that due to the war, no one knows what will happen in the autumn.
During a press conference, Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter stated that the event will be held without any restrictions or limits, meaning that no social distancing, face masks, or vaccine cards will be required.
In recent years, almost six million people have attended the festival. According to reports, it began in 1880 for Princess Therese of Sachsen-wedding; Hildburghausen's two years later, beer tents were added, and it quickly became Germany's largest tourist event.
Following the emergence of COVID in 2020, the festival was reportedly cancelled for the first time since World War II. The festival, which is usually held in September and October, was postponed in 2021 due to Germany's struggle with the dangerous COVID virus.
He went on to say that he hopes the situation does not worsen in the fall and that the festival will not be cancelled at the last minute.
According to reports, Germany has repealed the majority of COVID-related regulations, including the necessity to wear face masks in schools and stores, as well as plans to implement a vaccine mandate.
In addition, Reiter stated that cancelling the Oktoberfest due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict could not be justified, and expressed his sympathy with Ukraine and Munich's twin city Kyiv. He also added that due to the war, no one knows what will happen in the autumn.
