Cologne's Carnival: joyful revelry meets vigilant security measures

Cologne's Carnival: joyful revelry meets vigilant security measures

In Cologne, Germany, a vibrant celebration unfolded on Thursday as thousands of partygoers donned elaborate costumes to kick off the carnival season, an event that draws visitors from across the globe.

At 11.11 a.m. today starts on Weiberfastnacht in the carnival strongholds of the street carnival. After attack threats the police are particularly vigilant. However, the BKA does not see any concrete danger.

At the start of the carnival, the Cologne police set 1,500 additional officials and installed special overrun barriers to protect the celebrating Jecken.

According to a recent study by the Boston Consulting Group, the economic power of the Cologne Carnival is 800 million euros. Although a whole city deserves, the non-profit carnival has none of this: this year there are therefore for the first time only 19, instead of the usual 25 persiflage cars – from Sparzwang.

On Thursday the Cologne street carnival started. The police made a first assessment. There were two rapes.

The situation is "unrelaxed." Thus, the Cologne police officer Martin Lotz expresses it. On Thursday, Weiberfastnacht begins ... The post cancellations, extreme security requirements, attack threats: Carnival in a new normality appeared first on Apollo News.